silent
adj. 沉默的; 未谈及的; 无声的
Someone who is silent is not speaking.
Trish was silent because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words...
特里西一直不说话,因为她不愿意吐露内心的想法。
He spoke no English and was completely silent during the visit...
他不会说英语,参观过程中一言未发。
If you describe someone as a silent person, you mean that they do not talk to people very much, and sometimes give the impression of being unfriendly.
He was a serious, silent man.
他是个一本正经、寡言少语的人。
A place that is silent is completely quiet, with no sound at all. Something that is silent makes no sound at all.
The room was silent except for John's crunching...
屋子里一片寂静,只有约翰发出的咀嚼声。
The heavy guns have again fallen silent.
重型枪炮的声音又一次安静了下来。
If someone is silent about something, they do not tell people anything about it, because they think it is a private matter or because they want to keep the information secret.
Douglas was noticeably silent about his feelings for his father...
道格拉斯明显不愿提及自己对父亲的感情。
The administration has recently become silent about abuses in Haiti.
最近政府对发生在海地的虐待事件绝口不提。
A silent emotion or action is not expressed in speech.
The attacker still stood there, watching her with silent contempt...
袭击者还站在那里,用一种鄙夷的眼神一言不发地看着她。
She offered a silent prayer of thanks.
她默默祈祷以表谢意。
A silent film has pictures usually accompanied by music but does not have the actors' voices or any other sounds.
...one of the famous silent films of Charlie Chaplin.
查理·卓别林著名的默片之一
...comedy stars of the silent era.
默片时代的喜剧明星们
A silent letter in a word is written but not pronounced. For example, the 'k' in the word 'know' is silent.
1. marked by absence of sound;
2. failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to;
3. indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly;
4. not made to sound;
5. having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility;
6. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
quiet, calm, silent, still, noiseless, peaceful, serene
这些形容词均含"平静的,无声无息"之意。
as silent as the grave
the silent majority
沉默的大多数;无言百姓
the silent treatment
不理睬,置之不理
This hall is appropriated to silent reading.
这个大厅专供阅览之用.
A silent movie doesn't mean it is motionless.
无声电影并非没有动作.
You'd better be silent about what happened.
对于所发生之事你最好只字不提.
This letter is silent [ not pronounced ] .
这个字母不 发音.
The funeral made its way slowly through the silent streets.
送葬的队伍缓缓地穿过肃静的街道.