silent 英 [ˈsaɪlənt]   美 [ˈsaɪlənt]

silent

silent  英 [ˈsaɪlənt] 美 [ˈsaɪlənt]

adj. 沉默的;寂静的 

to remain silent, to stay silent, to keep silent 保持沉默
As the curtain rose, the audience fell silent. 幕启时,观众安静下来。

  • If something is silent, it is completely quiet. After your noisy houseguests leave, you'll probably enjoy being all alone in your silent house.
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  • adj. 沉默的;寂静的
  • 1. to remain silent, to stay silent, to keep silent

    保持沉默

  • 2. As the curtain rose, the audience fell silent.

    幕启时,观众安静下来。

  • 3. He gave me the silent treatment .

    他对我不予理睬。

  • 4. At last the traffic fell silent.

    车辆的喧嚣终于消逝了。

  • 5. a silent prayer, a silent protest

    默祷;无声的抗议

  • 6. They nodded in silent agreement.

    他们默默地点头表示同意。

  • 7. The report is strangely silent on this issue.

    很奇怪,报告对这个问题避而不谈。

  • 8. a silent film, a silent movie

    无声电影

  • silent (adj.) c. 1500, "without speech, silent, not speaking," from Latin silentem (nominative silens) "still, calm, quiet," present participle of silere "be quiet or still" (see silence (n.)). Meaning "free from noise or sound" is from 1580s.
si·lent / ˈsaɪlənt ; NAmE ˈsaɪlənt / adjective 1 (of a person ) not speaking 不说话的;沉默的 to remain/stay/keep silent 保持沉默 They huddled together in silent groups. 他们一群群地围在一起,默不作声。 As the curtain rose, the audience fell silent. 幕启时,观众安静下来。 He gave me the silent treatment (= did not speak to me because he was angry). 他对我不予理睬。 2 [only before noun ] (especially of a man 尤指男人 ) not talking very much 很少说话的;不爱说话的;少言寡语的 SYN quiet He's the strong silenttype. 他是那种强悍而沉默寡言的人。 3 where there is little or no sound; making little or no sound 无声的;安静的;不喧闹的 SYN quiet At last the traffic fell silent. 车辆的喧嚣终于消逝了。 The streets were silent and deserted. 大街小巷阒无一人。 4 [only before noun ] not expressed with words or sound 不用言语表达的;无声的 a silent prayer/protest 默祷;无声的抗议 They nodded in silent agreement. 他们默默地点头表示同意。 5 silent(on/about sth) not giving information about sth; refusing to speak about sth 不提供情况的;未谈及的;拒绝讲的 The report is strangely silent on this issue. 很奇怪,报告对这个问题避而不谈。 the right to remain silent (= the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested) 沉默权 6 [only before noun ] (of old films/movies 过去的电影 ) with pictures but no sound 无声的;无声电影的 a silent film/movie 无声电影 stars of the silent screen 无声电影时代的明星 7 (of a letter in a word 单词中的字母 ) written but not pronounced 不发音的 The ‘b’ in ‘lamb’ is silent. *lamb 中的 b 不发音。 si·lent / ˈsaɪlənt ; NAmE ˈsaɪlənt /
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