silence
silence 英 [ˈsaɪləns] 美 [ˈsaɪləns]
n. 沉默；寂静； v. 使沉默；使安静； int. 安静！；别作声！
进行时:silencing 过去式:silenced 过去分词:silenced 第三人称单数:silences 名词复数:silences
- Silence is quietness, or a lack of sound. When you silence a noisy movie-goer, you shush her.
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- n. 沉默；寂静；
- v. 使沉默；使安静；
- int. 安静！；别作声！
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1. Their footsteps echoed in the silence.
他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡着。
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2. an embarrassed silence，an awkward silence
难堪╱尴尬的沉默
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3. I got used to his long silences.
我已习惯了他半天不说话的样子。
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4. They finished their meal in total silence.
他们默不作声地吃完饭。
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5. She broke herpublic silencein a TV interview.
她接受了一次电视采访，就此结束了她不在公开场合说话的状态。
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6. She silenced him with a glare.
她瞪了他一眼，他就不作声了。
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7. All protest had been silenced.
一切反对的声音都被压了下去。
- silence (n.) c. 1200, "muteness, state of being silent," from Old French silence "state of being silent; absence of sound," from Latin silentium "a being silent," from silens, present participle of silere "be quiet or still," of unknown origin. Meaning "absence of sound" in English is from late 14c.
- silence (v.) 1560s, intransitive, "become still or silent;" 1590s, transitive, "make silent," from silence (n.). Related: Silenced; silencing.
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