silence

['sailəns]

n.沉默, 寂静
vt.使安静, 使沉默

n.

1. 无声, 寂静[U][S1]

The silence was broken by a loud cry.

宁静被一声喊叫所打破。

2. 沉默, 默不作声[U][S1]

Jane first broke the silence.

简首先打破沉默。

3. 静默; 默哀[C]

4. (对于某事的)缄默, 不提, 不谈[U][(+on)]

I can't understand his silence on such an important matter.

我真不懂他对如此重要的事情竟闭口不谈。

5. 无音讯; 无联系[U]

6. 无音讯期间[C]

She dropped me a line after a long silence.

隔了很长一段时间她才给我写了一封短信。

7. 湮没, 忘却[U]

vt.

1. 使沉默; 使哑口无言; 使安静

The teacher tried to silence the pupils.

老师设法让学生们安静下来。

2. 消灭(噪音)

3. 压下(意见)

It's no use silencing opposition.

压制反对意见是无济于事的。

4. 压制(敌人火力)

The machine gun was silenced.

机枪被打哑了。

int.

安静! 别作声!

词形变化

动词过去式: silenced | 动词过去分词: silenced | 动词现在分词: silencing | 动词第三人称单数: silences |

词义辨析

同义:

n.寂静, 平静, 安宁

stillness  still  hush  noiselessness  quiet  quietness  quietude  peace  peacefulness  peaceableness  calm  calmness  placidity  serenity  tranquillity  rest  repose  dead air

n.沉默, 不言语, 因惊奇而一言不发

muteness  mutism  speechlessness  dumbness  voicelessness  wordlessness  inexpressiveness  taciturnity

n.保留, 秘而不宣, 胆怯, 抑制

reticence  reserve  reservation  bashfulness  shyness  meekness  timidity  timorousness  diffidence  constraint  uncommunicativeness

n.埋没, 隐居, 模糊, 不清楚

oblivion  obscurity  privacy  darkness

n.秘密, 隐蔽, 镇压

secrecy  secretiveness  suppression  repression  concealment  stealth

v.(使)安静, 平定, 缓和

still  shush  hush  quiet  calm  tranquillize  pacify  appease  propitiate  reconcile  smooth  soothe  compose  tone down  soft-pedal  soften  mitigate  ease  assuage

v.节制, 使弱, 缩小, 减轻

moderate  blunt  dull  deaden  temper  decrease  weaken  slacken  lessen  lighten  diminish  abate  alleviate  relieve  quench

v.镇压, 箝制, (使)窒息, 阻止, 扼杀, 打断

repress  suppress  subdue  inhibit  quell  quash  put down  chasten  restrain  stifle  gag  smother  squelch  squash  muzzle  throttle  choke  strangle  stop  arrest  curb  check  prevent  preclude  kill  slay  murder  interrupt  cut in  censor  crush

v.嘘！别出声！闭嘴！

be silent  be quiet  be still  quiet  sh  shush  hush  not another word  hold your tongue  whist  hist  shut your mouth  turn it off  can it  shut up  belt up  

同义参见:

muffle  lull  

反义:

n.无声, 寂静; 沉默

noise  din  

反义参见:

speech  sound  

英英释义

名词 silence:

the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)

the absence of sound

同义词：quiet

a refusal to speak when expected

同义词：muteness

the trait of keeping things secret

同义词：secrecy, secretiveness

动词 silence:

cause to be quiet or not talk

同义词：hush, quieten, still, shut up, hush up

keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure

短语词组

Silence gives consent.

1. 沉默即同意。

in silence

1. 沉默地

She received the bad news in silence.

她默默不语地承受了这个坏消息。

补充

silencesilence英:[ˈsailəns] 美:[ˈsaɪləns]n.1.寂静; 无声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。2.沉默What is the reason for your long silence?你长时间沉默的原因是什么?3.无音信, 失去联系Forgive me for my long silence.请原谅我好久没给你写信。4.寂静[沉默, 无音信]的时刻[期间]Let's observe a minute's silence in memory of the dead.让我们为死者静默一分钟。vt.1.使安静, 使沉默The arrival of the teacher silenced the class.教师的到来使全班安静下来。

例句

1. Then he bellowed, 'silence!'然后他大吼道：“安静!” 2. There was a shocked silence.一时间人们震惊得鸦雀无声。 3. She breathed deeply, savouring the silence.她深深地吸了口气, 细细品味着这种宁静。 4. His silence on the subject of their promotion was alarming.他对他们的晋升问题只字不提, 搞得人忐忑不安。 5. There seems to be a conspiracy of silence about anxiety, and you feel you are one of its victims.似乎大家一致对内心的焦虑秘而不宣, 而你感觉自己也承受着这种情绪。 6. Janet invited LaToya to a recording studio in Minneapolis last week in an attempt to end the three-year silence between the pair.珍妮特上周邀请拉托亚去明尼阿波利斯的一处录音棚, 试图和昔日的搭档在断绝来往三年后重新恢复联系。 7. Gary decided to break his silence about his son's suffering.加里决定不再对儿子的遭遇保持沉默。 8. A ringing phone silenced her.电话铃声响起, 她不作声了。 9. 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。 10. That'll silence the critics.那会封住批评者的嘴巴。 11. to silence somebody让某人别说话 12. to silence the different views压制不同意见 13. All the enemy guns were sitenced.敌人的炮都被打哑了。 14. to silence the outlet of a car减小汽车排气口的噪音 15. sirens pierce the silence of the night.警报声划破了寂静的夜空。 16. [count noun]an eerie silence descended over the house.可怕的寂静笼罩着房屋。 17. Karen had withdrawn into sullen silence.凯伦陷入到愠怒之中。 18. she was reduced to silence for a moment.她有一阵子沉默不语。 19. politicians keep their silence on the big questions.政客们对重大问题保持缄默。 20. the game was preceded by a two-minute silence in his memory.比赛进行之前向他默哀两分钟。 21. she was silenced by the Inspector's stern look.督察严肃的表情使她默不作声。 22. the team's performance silenced their critics.该队的表现使爱挑他们毛病的人哑口无言。 23. freedom of the press cannot be silenced by tanks.坦克镇压不了新闻自由。 24. a silenced .22 rifle.装有消音器 0.22英寸口径的步枪。 25. we finished our meal in silence.我们静静地吃完了饭。 26. There must be silence during examinations.考试时必须保持肃静。 27. My question was met with an awkward silence.我的提问换来一阵沉默，真令人尴尬。 28. I find it hard to sleep unless there is complete silence.除非完全安静，不然我很难睡着。 29. The silence was broken by the sound of footsteps in the hallway.走廊的脚步声打破了寂静。 30. We sat there in dead/total/complete silence.我们静静地坐在那儿。 31. My sister's revelation was met with stunned silence.我妹妹揭露出来的事引来一片惊愕和沉默。 32. silence fell/descended upon the room. [=the room became quiet]房间里安静下来了。 33. The professor asked for silence.教授要求保持安静。 34. There was an awkward silence after he confessed his love for her.他向她表明爱意之后，两人陷入了一阵尴尬的沉默。 35. A long silence followed her reply.她回答之后是长时间的寂静。 36. We must break 50 years of silence on issues like the government's involvement in assassination and espionage.*50年来，我们对诸如政府参与刺杀以及间谍活动这样的问题闭口不言。我们必须打破这种局面。 37. I will not be intimidated into silence.我不会因为受威胁而保持缄默。 38. You don't have to suffer in silence. [=suffer or be unhappy without saying anything]你没必要把苦闷都埋在心里。 39. She finally ended her silence and spoke to the media about what happened.她最终打破沉默，开口对媒体讲述了所发生的一切。 40. My sister's revelation silenced everyone around the table.我妹妹揭露出来的事情使桌旁的所有人都安静了下来。 41. Police silenced the crowd.警方使人群安静了下来。 42. Disconnecting the battery will silence the alarm.拆掉电池，闹钟就不会响了。 43. The mayor tried to silence his critics.市长试图压制他的批评者。 44. I will not be silenced!我是不会被迫保持缄默的！ 45. It's obvious that the purpose of this law is to silence dissent.很明显，这项法律的目的在于压制异议。