silence

英 ['saɪləns] 美 ['saɪləns]

• n. 沉默；寂静
• vt. 使安静；使沉默

过去式: silenced 过去分词: silenced 现在分词: silencing 第三人称单数: silences

silence的英文翻译是什么意思，词典释义与在线翻译：

详尽释义

n. (名词)

1. 沉默，缄默，默不作声
2. 寂静，无声
3. 无音讯，无联系
4. 无表示
5. 湮没
6. 忘却
7. 静默，默哀
8. 不提，不谈
9. 无音讯期间
10. 沉静，肃静
11. 【音】停止

v. (动词)

1. 堵住...的嘴，把...说得无话可对
2. 使沉默，使安静，使缄默，使哑口无言
3. 使停止，止住
4. 闭嘴
5. 抑制，压制，压倒
6. 消灭（噪音）
7. 使不再发表（反对意见）
8. 安静，静下来
9. 打哑

双解释义

n. (名词)

1. [U] 寂静,无声 absence of sound; complete quiet
2. [U] 沉默 the state of not speaking or making a noise
3. [U] 无音信,失去联系 failure to write a letter, to telephone, etc.
4. [C] 寂静时刻,期间 a moment or period of any of these conditions

v. (动词)

1. vt. 使安静; 使沉默 cause to be quiet; make silent

英英释义

Noun:

1. the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking);

   "there was a shocked silence"
   "he gestured for silence"
   

2. the absence of sound;

   "he needed silence in order to sleep"
   "the street was quiet"
   

3. a refusal to speak when expected;

   "his silence about my contribution was surprising"
   

4. the trait of keeping things secret

Verb:

1. cause to be quiet or not talk;

   "Please silence the children in the church!"
   

2. keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure;

   "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
   

silence的用法和样例：

例句

用作名词 (n.)

1. We interpreted his silence as a refusal.
   我们认为他的沉默是拒绝的表示。
2. His forceful arguments reduced his opponents to silence.
   他那有力的论点驳得对手哑口无言。
3. There was nothing but silence in the room.
   这间屋内声息全无，一片寂静。
4. A terrible silence descended 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 (vt.)

1. The teacher tried to silence the pupils.
   老师设法让学生们安静下来。
2. The speaker tried to silence the angry crowd .
   讲话者试图使愤怒的人群安静下来。
3. The enemy's guns were silenced by repeated bombings.
   敌人的炮火因遭到轮番轰炸而沉寂了。

常用短语

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 silence

His 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

词汇搭配

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

经典引文

• Attacking units can maintain sonar silence, possibly throughout the attack.

  出自：Defense Update International

• Her father's death still made a terrible silence in the house.

  出自： R. Frame

silence的相关资料：

近反义词

【近义词】

n.
• quiet

【反义词】

• sound 声音
• noise 噪声