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n.沉默²;寂静²⁸vt.使安静⁴;使沉默原型silence的三单过去分词silenced现在分词silencing三单silences
n.名词
U 寂静,无声absence of sound; complete quiet U 沉默the state of not speaking or making a noise U 无音信,失去联系failure to write a letter, to telephone, etc. C 寂静时刻,期间a moment or period of any of these conditions
v.动词
vt. 使安静; 使沉默cause to be quiet; make silent
Noun:
the state of being silent as when no one is speaking;there was a shocked silence he gestured for silence the absence of sound;he needed silence in order to sleep the street was quiet a refusal to speak when expected;his silence about my contribution was surprising the trait of keeping things secret
Verb:
cause to be quiet or not talk;Please silence the children in the church! keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure;All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power
n.名词
keep silence, keep silent这两个短语的意思不能混淆。keep silent是“不吭声”或“默不作声”的意思; 而keep silence则是“保持安静”的意思。试比较: I hope you will keep silence while I am away.我出去后,我希望你安静些。
Darnay was unable to keep silent any longer.达纳再也不能保持沉默了。直接源自古法语的silence，意为安静的；最初源自拉丁语的silentium，意为安静的。
用作名词 n.
动词+～break a silence打破沉默buy sb's silence用贿赂封某人的口interrupt a silence打破沉默keep silence保持沉默maintain silence保持沉默observe a silence保持静默observe three minutes' silence默哀三分钟pass into silence湮没在无声无息中purchase sb's silence用贿赂堵住某人的口put sb to silence驳得某人哑口无言retreat into one's silence沉默不语treasure silence珍视沉默understand a silence理解沉静的意思〔态度〕形容词+～absolute silence绝对的沉默angry silence愤怒的沉默awful silence可怕的寂静awkward silence尴尬的沉默brief silence短暂的沉默complete silence完全沉静dead silence死一般的寂静deep silence寂静long silence长时间的沉默perfect silence完全的沉默short silence短暂的沉默strict silence严格的沉默total silence完全沉默名词+～radio silence无线电寂静介词+～in silence沉默地,无声地listen to sb in silence默默地听某人讲pass a matter with silence对某事置之不理～+介词silence between…之间默默无言silence of midnight子夜的寂静silence on recent events对近来发生的事保持沉默用作动词 v.～+名词silence crowd使人群安静下来silence the children使孩子们安静下来～+副词silence awkwardly尴尬地沉默silence completely完全沉默silence discreetly慎重地沉默silence effectually有效地沉默silence grimly阴森地沉默silence horribly可怕地沉默silence incessantly持续不断地沉默silence momentarily顷刻地沉默silence mysteriously秘密地沉默silence painfully痛苦地沉默silence sarcastically嘲笑地沉默silence sincerely严肃地沉默silence sternly严肃地沉默silence terribly可怕地沉默silence unbearably难以忍受地沉默
用作名词n.in silence安静地,无声地 without speaking or making a sound; silently reduce to silence使沉默下来 bring to silence reduce sb to silenceHis reply reduced me to silence.他的回答使我哑口无言。
Her words reduced him to angry silence.她的话气得他一言不发。
He managed to reduce the group of children to silence.他设法使这群孩子安静了下来。
She was reduced to silence at the sight.她见到那情景便哑口无言。silence is golden免开尊口,沉默是金 it can be best to say nothing 近义词n. quiet反义词 sound声音noise噪声
用作名词n.A profound silence prevailed over all.深沉的静默笼罩着一切。
Now and then a bird's song broke in upon the silence of the wood.鸟鸣声不时打破林中的寂静。
The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.随着夜越来越深,喧闹声逐渐沉寂了。
It is generally admitted that the moon is a world where silence prevails.月球是一个寂静无声的世界,这一点是众所公认的。
There was silence for a few moments, then someone came out with a most useful suggestion.沉默了一会儿,于是有人提出了一项极有用的建议。
From the silence of the company after he had made that remark, he realized that he had dropped a brick.他作了那番议论以后,一看大家一声不吭,他明白自己失言了。
She frowned him into silence.她皱眉使他沉默。
The criminal intimidated the witness into silence.犯罪分子恐吓目击证人保持缄默。
Be careful, your silence could be interpreted as an admission of guilt.小心,你的沉默有可能被看作是承认自己有罪。
Forgive me for my long silence.请原谅我好久没给你写信。
After two years' silence he suddenly got in touch with us again.在长达两年杳无音信之后,他突然又跟我们取得了联系。
Let's observe a minute's silence in memory of the dead.让我们为死者静默一分钟。
His offensive remarks were followed by an embarrassed silence.在他那无礼的讲话后,紧跟着便是一阵令人难堪的沉默。
There were long unexplained silences between her letters.她不时会有一段未予解释的久无书信的时期。用作动词v.
用作及物动词
S+～+ n./pron.He silenced the noisy children with a fierce look.他狠狠地瞪了一眼那些闹哄哄的孩子,使他们安静下来。
The speaker tried to silence the angry crowd.讲话者试图使愤怒的人群安静下来。
His commanding tone silences everyone present.他的命令口气使在场的人安静下来。
Rodin silenced him with a gesture.罗丁做手势让他安静。
The arrival of the teacher silenced the class.教师的到来使全班安静下来。
They silenced him by money or other inducements.他们用金钱或其他诱惑来封他的嘴。
The king silenced his opponents by having them put in prison.国王把反对他的人送进监狱以使他们闭口。
Butler's firm speech failed to silence opposition.巴特勒强硬的话语没能制止反对意见。
Our powerful artillery fire silenced the enemy's mortars.我军强大的炮火迫使敌人的迫击炮停止射击。
There must be a way to silence the echoes in this room.一定有办法消除这个房间的回声。
The nurse silenced the baby's crying.护士使孩子不再哭而安静下来。
The air intake must be silenced to some degree.进气口的噪声太大,必须在一定程度上加以消除。
The enemy's guns were silenced by repeated bombings.反复轰炸压制了敌人的炮火。
n.名词
silence用作名词的基本意思是“寂静”,指没有声音,很静,引申可指“沉默”,一般指人对某件事保持缄默,用沉默来表示其同意或不同意, silence还可引申作“无音信,失去联系”解。作以上解时是不可数名词。 silence还可作“寂静时刻,期间”解。常用来表示一段有具体内容的沉默的时间,作此解时是可数名词。
v.动词
silence用作动词时意思是“使沉默”,可指人使喧闹的场面安静下来,也可指人采取高压手段来压制某人的言论,这种结果有可能成功,也可能无效。 silence是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。
动词73%,名词27%
用作名词We interpreted hissilenceas a refusal.我们认为他的沉默是拒绝的表示。
His forceful arguments reduced his opponents tosilence.他那有力的论点驳得对手哑口无言。
There was nothing butsilencein the room.这间屋内声息全无，一片寂静。
A terriblesilencedescended upon the whole hall.一阵可怕的寂静突然笼罩着整个厅堂。用作及物动词The teacher tried tosilencethe pupils.老师设法让学生们安静下来。
The speaker tried tosilencethe angry crowd .讲话者试图使愤怒的人群安静下来。
The enemy's guns weresilencedby repeated bombings.敌人的炮火因遭到轮番轰炸而沉寂了。 The preferred amount is5 minutes of normal speech, including silences, pauses between words, etc.
示例长度最好为5分钟左右的普通讲话，包括沉默、单词之间的停顿等。 ibm
Why it might not work: If you and your date can’t find much to talk about, and those painfully awkward silences are getting longer, there’s nothing to do but watch the barista wipe down the tables.
如果你跟你的约会对象没什么可聊，尴尬沉默的时间越来越长，你们只能看着咖啡馆的员工擦桌子，那么这里也许就不适合你们了。 yeeyan
A great singer is he who sings our silences.
能唱出我们的沉默的，是一个伟大的歌唱家。 ebigear
At best the actor will leave us a photograph, and nothing of what he was himself, his gestures and his silences, his gasping or his panting with love, will come down to us.
而一个演员即使在他的巅峰状态，也只是给我们留下了一张照片，他的真实自我、动作、沉默、爱情的喘息并不会流传下来。 yeeyan
But, unless deemed“ safe,” foreigners are still confronted with awkward silences and robotic smiles.
但是，除非被视为“无害的”，外国人仍将面对尴尬的沉默和生硬的笑容。 yeeyan
But rather than questions, there are awkward pauses. Stony silences.
可是出现的不是一个个问题，而是一次次令人尴尬的停顿和冰冷的沉默。 www.chinadaily.com.cn
Conversations in restaurants chug along nicely; silences are companionable.
在餐馆里慢慢聊天的感觉挺好；沉默以对也是惬意。 yeeyan
For the study, researchers performed two experiments in which they studied participants' responses to awkward silences.
就这一研究论文，研究者进行了两组实验以观察受试者对尴尬沉默的反应。 yeeyan
Four separate minute-long silences were held to mark the time at which the two planes went in, and when the towers went down.
为纪念那两架飞机的飞入时间，以及高楼轰然倒塌的那一刻，纽约分别举行了四场为时一分钟的默哀仪式。 yeeyan
He barely spoke and his silences were legendary.
他很少与人交谈，他的沉默为圈内人士津津乐道。 ecocn
His book, Cultural Capital, simply silenced not the public, because nothing ever silences the public, but simply silenced the debate about the culture wars in the academy.
他写的书，《文化资本》不是使大众沉默了，因为没有什么曾使群众沉默过，而是压制了学院中,关于文化战争的争论。163
His mother will always have these silences.
这样沉默的时刻将会一直伴随他母亲。 yeeyan
Joseph seems as serious as she is about their new relationship. Yet there is something withheld about him that shows itself in long silences and the occasional going AWOL.
而约瑟夫虽然看似也很重视他们这段感情，爱丽丝却于他长时间的沉寂以及偶尔的寻花问柳中看到了一点犹豫。 ecocn
My crush, Addie, and I have run out of things to talk about so I will pretext to avoid any awkward silences.
我的恋人，安迪和我已经没有什么可谈的了，所以我要找个借口来避免尴尬的沉默。 yeeyan
Neeson uses these silences to collect himself.
尼森用这些沉默的间息整理他自己。 yeeyan
Note that using this non- discriminatory silence truncation method removes any screenplay beats deliberate silences you have inserted, so such beats are best inserted after this process.
注意，使用这种不偏心的静音截去方法会删除您插入的任何电影剧本节拍故意的静音，所以这样的节拍最好在截去静音之后再插入。 ibm
Nuclear calculus silences Western capitals.
他的核微积分难题1令西方资本家们陷入静默。 yeeyan
Over drinks, though, years of easy online banter and Bull Durham in- jokes are replaced by awkward silences.
而当几杯酒下肚之后，多年来在网上肆无忌惮的嬉笑怒骂以及《百万金臂》中的笑话换来的却是尴尬的沉默。 yeeyan
She knows he'll be devastated when he comes back to his senses. When he silences her, she begs him to get help from his friends.
她知道他在恢复理智之后一定会濒临崩溃，所以当她被要求收声之后曾极力哀求自己的丈夫向朋友求助。 yeeyan
Silences triumph through the mist of sorrow.
所以沉默通过层层的悲痛而加深。 iciba |