| 词汇 | silence |
| 释义 | silence (verb) silence 4 ENTRIES FOUND: silence (noun) silence (verb) conspiracy of silence (noun) golden (adjective) 1 silence /ˈsaɪləns/ noun plural silences 1 silence /ˈsaɪləns/ noun plural silences Learner's definition of SILENCE 1 [noncount] : a lack of sound or noise : quiet寂静；无声 I find it hard to sleep unless there is complete silence.除非完全安静，不然我很难睡着。 The silence was broken by the sound of footsteps in the hallway.走廊的脚步声打破了寂静。 2 : a situation, state, or period of time in which people do not talk沉默；默不作声 [noncount] We sat there in dead/total/complete silence.我们静静地坐在那儿。 My sister's revelation was met with stunned silence.我妹妹揭露出来的事引来一片惊愕和沉默。 Silence fell/descended upon the room. [=the room became quiet]房间里安静下来了。 The professor asked for silence.教授要求保持安静。 [count] There was an awkward silence after he confessed his love for her.他向她表明爱意之后，两人陷入了一阵尴尬的沉默。 A long silence followed her reply.她回答之后是长时间的寂静。 3 : a situation or state in which someone does not talk about or answer questions about something缄默；缄口不谈；拒绝回答 [noncount] We must break 50 years of silence on issues like the government's involvement in assassination and espionage.50年来，我们对诸如政府参与刺杀以及间谍活动这样的问题闭口不言。我们必须打破这种局面。 I will not be intimidated into silence.我不会因为受威胁而保持缄默。 You don't have to suffer in silence. [=suffer or be unhappy without saying anything]你没必要把苦闷都埋在心里。 [singular] She finally ended her silence and spoke to the media about what happened.她最终打破沉默，开口对媒体讲述了所发生的一切。 — see also conspiracy of silence deafening silence — see deafening silence is golden — used to say that it is often better to remain silent than to speak沉默是金。 2 silence /ˈsaɪləns/ verb silences; silenced; silencing 2 silence /ˈsaɪləns/ verb silences; silenced; silencing Learner's definition of SILENCE [+ object] 1 : to cause (someone or something) to stop speaking or making noise : to cause (someone or something) to become silent使安静；使不说话 My sister's revelation silenced everyone around the table.我妹妹揭露出来的事情使桌旁的所有人都安静了下来。 Police silenced the crowd.警方使人群安静了下来。 Disconnecting the battery will silence the alarm.拆掉电池，闹钟就不会响了。 2 a : to stop (someone) from expressing opinions that are opposed to your own or from telling people about bad things that you have done压制（某人）；使（某人）不发表反对意见 The mayor tried to silence his critics.市长试图压制他的批评者。 I will not be silenced!我是不会被迫保持缄默的！ b : to stop (something) from being expressed or revealed : suppress压制（某事）；制止（某事）被发表 It's obvious that the purpose of this law is to silence dissent.很明显，这项法律的目的在于压制异议。 |
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