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    silent 的英语意思

    silentsilent /ˈsaɪlənt/ adjective 查看全部语言翻译1not speaking a)not saying anything不说任何话:  Alan was silent.艾伦一言不发。remain/stay/keep silent She kept silent, forcing Buchanan to continue.她保持沉默,逼得布坎南只得继续说下去。 The crowd fell silent (=became silent) when the president appeared.总统出现时,人群顿时沉默下来(=变得安静)。 b)[only before noun] not talking much to other people不爱与他人交谈的the strong silent type (=a man who looks strong and does not talk very much)(=看起来强壮而沉默寡言的男人)Register语体Silent is used mainly in writing. In everyday English, people usually use not say anything rather than be silent:· She didn’t say anything, so I carried on.· The article doesn’t say anything about religion.silent 主要用于书面语。在日常英语中,人们通常用 not say anything 而非 be silent:· She didn't say anything, so I carried on.· The article doesn't say anything about religion.2not communicating failing or refusing to talk about something or express an opinion对某事只字不提或拒绝发表意见silent on/about The report was silent on the subject.该报告对这一议题只字未提。3quiet without any sound, or not making any sound没有任何声音的;不发出声音的:  The large house was silent and lonely.那座大房子寂静而孤寂。 At last the guns fell silent.枪声终于沉寂下来。 Julie offered up a silent prayer that she would pass her exam.朱莉在心中默默祈祷,希望自己能通过考试。as silent as the grave (=completely silent in a mysterious or uncomfortable way)(=以一种神秘或令人不安的方式完全沉寂) see thesaurus at quiet4films [only before noun] a silent film has pictures but no sound无声电影有画面但没有声音5letter a silent letter in a word is not pronounced单词中的不发音字母读时略去不发音:  The ‘w’ in ‘wreck’ is silent."wreck"中的"w"不发音。silently adverb:  He sat silently by the bed.他静静地坐在床边。