quietly
adv. 平靜地; 靜止地; 輕聲地; 在暗中
Someone or something that is quiet makes only a small amount of noise.
Tania kept the children reasonably quiet and contented...
塔妮婭把孩子們哄得安安靜靜而又心滿意足。
A quiet murmur passed through the classroom...
一陣悄悄的低語聲傳遍了整個教室。
If a place is quiet, there is very little noise there.
She was received in a small, quiet office...
她在一個安靜的小辦公室裡受到接待。
The street was unnaturally quiet.
街上安靜得有些異常。
If a place, situation, or time is quiet, there is no excitement, activity, or trouble.
...a quiet rural backwater...
平靜而與世隔絕的農村地區
It is very quiet without him...
他不在的時候這裡非常清靜。
Quiet is silence.
He called for quiet and announced that the next song was in our honor...
他叫大家安靜,然後宣佈下一首歌要送給我們。
Jeremy wants some peace and quiet before his big match.
傑里米希望在大賽來臨之前能享受到些許平靜和安寧。
If you are quiet, you are not saying anything.
I told them to be quiet and go to sleep...
我叫他們不要說話,馬上睡覺。
I just went quiet, embarrassed, and couldn't answer...
我一下子收了聲,紅了臉,答不出話來。
If you refer, for example, to someone's quiet confidence or quiet despair, you mean that they do not say much about the way they are feeling.
He has a quiet confidence in his ability...
他對自己胸有成竹,但卻並不張揚。
All through his life he has shown a quiet determination to get things done.
他一生都在默默而堅定地做事。
You describe activities as quiet when they happen in secret or in such a way that people do not notice them.
The Swedes had sought his freedom through quiet diplomacy...
瑞典人透過秘密的外交手段來爭取他的自由。
Then it was back to the house for a quiet celebration...
然後就回到房子裡悄悄地慶祝一番。
A quiet person behaves in a calm way and is not easily made angry or upset.
He's a nice quiet man.
他是一個溫和友善的人。
You describe colours or clothes as quiet when they are not bright or not very noticeable.
They dress in quiet colors so as not to call attention to themselves.
為了避免別人注目,他們穿得很樸素。
If someone or something quiets or if you quiet them, they become less noisy, less active, or silent.
The wind dropped and the sea quieted...
風勢減弱了,海面平靜下來。
Estela started to say something but a gesture from her husband quieted her at once.
埃絲特拉正要說些什麼,但是看到丈夫的一個手勢,馬上就不說話了。
To quiet fears or complaints means to persuade people that there is no good reason for them.
Music seemed to quiet her anxiety and loneliness.
音樂似乎能夠減輕她的焦慮和孤獨。
If someone does not go quietly, they do not leave a particular job or a place without complaining or resisting.
She's not going to go quietly.
她不會乖乖離開的。
If you keep quiet about something or keep something quiet, you do not say anything about it.
I told her to keep quiet about it...
我告訴她此事要保密。
I think I found it easier than Nell to keep our engagement quiet.
我覺得,我比內爾更容易守得住我們訂婚的秘密。
If something is done on the quiet, it is done secretly or in such a way that people do not notice it.
She'd promised to give him driving lessons, on the quiet, when no one could see.
她已經保證要在別人看不見的時候私下教他開車。
1. with low volume;
2. with little or no sound;
3. with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly');
4. in a restful manner;
His most prized time, though, will be spent quietly on his farm.
不過,他最寶貴的時光將在自己的農場裡平靜地度過。
Quietly Mark poured and served drinks for all of them.
馬克一聲不響地給他們每人倒好飲料並端上來。
A lady always sits quietly with her hands in her lap.
淑女端坐時總是雙手放在膝上,不發一言。
He quietly slipped away and left me to my tears.
他悄悄溜走了,獨剩我一人落淚。
Herbert sat quietly through the telling of this saga.
在聆聽這個長篇傳奇故事時,赫伯特自始至終安靜地坐著。