silent

['sailənt]

adj.安静的, 不吵闹的, 沉默的, 无言的
n.无声电影

a.

1. 沉默的; 寡言的; 不作声的

He was silent for a moment.

他沉默了一会儿。

2. 寂静无声的

The old house was quite silent.

这所老房子寂静无声。

3. 未说出的, 未言明的[Z][B]

4. 未(作)记述的; 未(被)提及的[Z][F][(+on)]

The law is silent on this point.

在这一点上法律无明文规定。

5. 静止的, 不活动的

6. 【语】不发音的[Z]

7. (电影)无声的[Z][B]

8. 【医】无症状的[Z][B]

n.

无声电影[P]

词形变化

副词: silently | 名词: silentness |

词义辨析

同义:

a.沉默的; 安静的

quiet  still  noiseless  soundless  hushed  dumb  speechless  mute  

同义参见:

mum  

反义:

a.沉默的; 寂静的

noisy  talkative  voluble  restless  boisterous  loud  tumultuous  

英英释义

形容词 silent:

marked by absence of sound

同义词：soundless, still

failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to

同义词：mum

indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly

同义词：implied, tacit, understood

not made to sound

同义词：unsounded

having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility

unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

同义词：dumb, mute

补充

silentsilent英:[ˈsailənt] 美:[ˈsaɪlənt]adj.1.寂静的; 无声的The cat moved on silent feet.那只猫无声地走动着。The old house was quite silent.这间旧房子非常肃静。2.沉默的He is a silent type.他是个沉默型的人。Gradually he became silent.渐渐地他变得沉默寡言了。3.不发音的The “e” in “ time” is a silent letter.time中的e不发音。

例句

1. He's a serious, silent man.他是个严肃、沉默寡言的人。 2. The woman was silent for a moment.那个妇女沉默了片刻。 3. They both fell silent.他们全都沉默下来。 4. Challenge him to keep silent for a whole minute.看看他能不能一分钟不说话。 5. It would be much better for them to keep silent during this period of time.在此期间, 他们最好保持沉默。 6. The guns along the Namibia-Angola border were starting to fall silent.纳米比亚和安哥拉边境的枪声开始沉寂下来。 7. Douglas was silent about his feelings.道格拉斯对自己的感受只字不提。 8. The witness chose to remain silent about what had happened.这位目击者选择对所发生的事情保持沉默。 9. He was strangely silent on the subject of Rome.他对罗马这一话题居然一言不发。 10. She offered a silent prayer of thanks.她默默祈祷表示感谢。 11. A harrowing experience has rendered him temporarily silent.一场惨痛的经历使他暂时失语了。 12. He would give her the silent treatment over some trespass she couldn't even recall.她都不知道自己哪里冒犯了他, 他就对她不理不睬了。 13. the wood was still and silent.林子里寂静无声。 14. she fell silent for a moment.她有一阵子不说话。 15. a silent prayer.默默祈祷。 16. the poems are silent on the question of marriage.这些诗没有提及婚姻问题。 17. I'm the strong, silent type.我是身体强壮、不爱说话的那种类型的人。 18. The house was empty and silent.房子内寂静无人。 19. a silent prayer/protest默祷者；无声的抗议 20. The ‘b’ in ‘comb’ is silent.comb中的b字母不发音。 21. She was silent for a few minutes as she thought about how to answer him.她沉默了几分钟，思考如何回答他。 22. Please be silent.请安静。 23. The crowd fell silent as the horrible news was read aloud.当听到这则可怕的消息时，大家都安静了下来。 24. My father was a very silent man.我父亲寡言少语。 25. "He was the strong, silent type."他是那种坚强而不爱说话的人。 26. "He said he would call me, but the phone was silent all day."他说会给我打电话，但我手机一整天都没响。 27. The radio went silent. [=dead]收音机没声音了。 28. "A long, silent pause followed her reply."她回答之后是长时间的寂静。 29. She offered a silent prayer of thanks for her family's safety.她默默做了祷告，感谢自己的家人安然无恙。 30. They nodded their heads in silent agreement.他们点头默许了。 31. He turned his back on the president in silent protest.他扭身背对总裁，以示无声的抗议。 32. History books are silent about this shameful incident in our nation's past.历史书没有提及我国历史上的这桩可耻之事。 33. The president remained silent on the issue of funding.总裁还是拒绝谈论资金问题。 34. You have the right to remain silent. [=the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested]你有权保持沉默。 35. There is a silent “e” in “cane.”在cane中e是不发音的。 36. The “b” in “debt” is silent.在debt中b是不发音的。 37. silent movies/films无声电影 38. filmmakers of the silent era无声电影时代的电影制作人 39. She sat silently beside me.她安静地坐在我身边。 40. The tiger moved silently through the jungle.老虎一声不响地穿过丛林。