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    silence 的英语意思

    silencesilence1 /ˈsaɪləns/ noun 查看全部语言翻译1no noise [uncountable] complete absence of sound or noise完全没有声音或噪声 SYN  quietsilence of Nothing disturbed the silence of the night.没有任何东西打破夜晚的寂静。silence falls/descends (on/upon something) After the explosion, an eerie silence fell upon the scene.爆炸过后,现场笼罩着一片令人毛骨悚然的寂静。break/shatter the silence A loud scream shattered the silence.一声响亮的尖叫打破了寂静。2no talking [countable, uncountable] complete quiet because nobody is talking因无人说话而形成的完全寂静:  There was a brief silence before anyone answered.在有人回答之前,出现了短暂的沉默。in silence The four men sat in silence.四个男人默默地坐着。complete/total/dead silence ‘How long have you been here?’ I asked. There was complete silence."你在这里多久了?"我问道。周围陷入了完全的沉默。 ‘Silence in court!’ roared the judge."肃静!"法官大声喝道。embarrassed/awkward/stunned etc silence There was an awkward silence between them.他们之间出现了一阵尴尬的沉默。 The accused exercised his right to silence (=the legal right to choose to say nothing).被告行使了沉默权(=依法选择不作陈述的权利)。3no discussion/answer [uncountable] failure or refusal to discuss something or answer questions about something不愿或拒绝就某事进行讨论或回答相关问题silence on The government’s silence on such an important issue seems very strange.政府在如此重要的问题上的沉默,显得十分奇怪。 Once again the answer was a deafening silence (=a very noticeable refusal to discuss something).答复再一次是震耳欲聋的沉默(=极为明显地拒绝就某事表态)。4no communication [uncountable] failure to write a letter to someone, telephone them etc未能给某人写信、打电话等联系:  After two years of silence, he suddenly got in touch with us again.沉默了两年之后,他突然再次与我们联系。5one-minute/two-minute etc silence a period of time in which everyone stops talking as a sign of honour and respect towards someone who has died全体停止交谈以向逝者表达敬意的一段时间COLLOCATIONS词语搭配– Meanings 1 & 2——含义1和2adjectives形容词complete/total/absolute/utter silence· They sat in complete silence.· 他们默默无声地坐着。· The silence in the room was absolute.· 房间里的寂静是绝对的。dead silence (=complete silence)· There was a gasp from Peter and then a dead silence.· 彼得发出一声倒吸气,随即陷入死一般的寂静。a long silence· ‘He’s dead.’ There was a long silence.· "他死了。"随后是长久的沉默。a short/brief silence· After a brief silence, Katherine nodded.· 短暂的沉默后,凯瑟琳点了点头。an awkward/uncomfortable/embarrassed silence· ‘Fred tells me you like books,’ Steve said, after an awkward silence.· "弗雷德告诉我你喜欢看书,"史蒂夫在一阵尴尬的沉默后说道。a stunned/shocked silence· There was a stunned silence at the other end of the phone.· 电话那头传来一片惊愕的沉默。stony silence (=unfriendly silence)· Harrison stared at him in stony silence.· 哈里森冷若冰霜地盯着他,沉默不语。a tense silence· There was a brief, tense silence.· 出现了短暂而紧张的沉默。an eerie silence (=one that is strange and rather frightening)· An eerie silence descended over the house.· 一种令人毛骨悚然的寂静笼罩了整座房子。an ominous silence (=one that makes you feel that something bad is going to happen)· ‘How long will she be ill?’ There was a short, ominous silence.· "她会病多久?"随后是短暂而不祥的沉默。a sudden silence· At the mention of John, a sudden silence fell on the room.· 一提到约翰,房间里突然陷入一片沉默。verbs动词there is (a) silence· There was silence in the library for several moments.· 图书馆里沉寂了好一会儿。break/shatter the silence (=end the silence)· The sound of a car engine broke the silence.· 汽车引擎的声音打破了沉寂。disturb the silence (=end the silence by making a sound)· Nothing moved, no sound disturbed the silence.· 万物静止,没有任何声音打破沉寂。silence falls/descends (=a silence begins)· A sudden silence fell over the room.· 房间里突然陷入一片沉寂。lapse into silence (=to stop talking and be quiet)· 'I don't want any,' he said, and lapsed into silence again.· "我不要,"他说道,随后再次陷入沉默。
    silencesilence2 verb [transitive] 1to make someone stop talking, or stop something making a noise使某人停止说话,或使某物停止发出声响:  She held up her hand to silence the children.她举起手示意孩子们安静。2to make someone stop expressing opposition or criticisms – used especially in news reports使某人停止表达反对意见或批评——尤用于新闻报道中:  attempts to silence the rumours试图平息谣言的种种努力 Barnes has failed to silence his critics.巴恩斯未能让批评者噤声。