silence的中文翻译是什么意思

silence

US/ˈsaɪləns/

UK/ˈsaɪləns/

n. 寂静; 缄口不言; 无音信

v. 使安静; 压制

silence的柯林斯释义

N-VAR沉默;缄默;不作声

If there is silence, nobody is speaking.

They stood in silence...
他们默不作声地站着。
He never lets those long silences develop during dinner...
他从不会让晚餐时出现长时间的沉默。

N-UNCOUNT寂静;无声

The silence of a place is the extreme quietness there.

...the silence of that rainless, all-concealing fog...
滴雨未下、隐藏一切的大雾静默无声
She breathed deeply, savouring the silence.
她深深地吸了口气，细细品味着这宁静。

N-UNCOUNT缄默;绝口不提;闭口不谈

Someone's silence about something is their failure or refusal to speak to other people about it.

The district court ruled that Popper's silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty.
区法院裁定今天波珀在法庭上的缄默将被视作是进行无罪抗辩。

VERB使安静;使无声;使不说话

To silence someone or something means to stop them speaking or making a noise.

A ringing phone silenced her...
响起的电话铃声让她安静了下来。
The shock silenced him completely.
他惊得哑口无言。

VERB制止，使不再发表(反对意见)

If someone silences you, they stop you expressing opinions that they do not agree with.

Like other tyrants, he tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him.
像其他暴君一样，他力图压制任何公开反对他的人。
...an unsuccessful attempt by the government to silence the debate.
政府试图压制争论但未果

VERB杀…灭口

To silence someone means to kill them in order to stop them revealing something secret.

A hit man had been sent to silence her over the affair.
为了掩盖这件事，已经派出一名职业杀手去杀她灭口。

silence的英文释义

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的短语

in silence
安静地，无声地
silence is golden
(谚)沉默是金；什么话不说为好

silence的场景例句

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.

Profound silence prevailed on the open countryside.

四野茫茫,寂静无声.

Forgive me for my long silence.

请原谅我好久没给你写信.

A patient throng was waiting in silence.

一大群耐心的人在静静地等着.

No one knew of these transactions , nor was he going to mention them to anyone else. He was like the dumb man eating the bitter herb; he had to suffer in silence.