| 词汇 | silence |
| 释义 | nounverbexclamation Their footsteps echoed in the silence. 他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡着。 A scream broke the silence of the night. 一声尖叫划破了寂静的夜晚。 I need absolute silence when I'm working. 我工作时需要绝对的安静。 an embarrassed/awkward silence难堪／尴尬的沉默 a moment’s stunned silence一时惊愕得说不出话来 I got used to his long silences. 我已习惯了他半天不说话的样子。 They finished their meal in total silence. 他们默不作声地吃完饭。 She lapsed into silence again. 她又沉默下来。 There was a deafening silence (= one that is very noticeable). 四下里静得刺耳。 a two-minute silence in honour of those who had died为死去的人默哀两分钟 Her accusations reduced him to silence. He’s not one to suffer in silence! (= to suffer without telling somebody) She broke her public silence in 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。 silence (on something) The company's silence on the subject has been taken as an admission of guilt. 公司在这个问题上保持沉默被当作是承认有罪。 the right to silence (= the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested)沉默权 There is a conspiracy of silence about what is happening (= everyone has agreed not to discuss it). 对于发生的事情，大家一致保持缄默。 The phone call came after months of silence. 几个月没有音信之后，打来了一个电话。 There was a pregnant pause before she replied. A heavy silence lingered in the air. A minute’s silence for the victims will be observed. A stunned silence greeted her announcement. A sudden silence fell over the room. An awkward silence followed. Celeste’s voice penetrated the silence. Countries throughout Europe held a three minutes’ silence. He has so far kept a dignified silence on the subject. He lapsed into a sullen silence. He thought for a moment, the silence lengthening. Her comments were met with a stunned silence. Her question was met with an uneasy silence. I took her silence as a no. Lewis finally broke the long silence between them. She fell into long, brooding silences. She filled the silence with music. She has broken her vow of silence on the issue. She maintained a stony silence. Silence reigned. The boys were stunned into silence by this news. The government’s only response has been a deafening silence. The rest of the trip passed in relative silence. The soldier had broken radio silence to contact his aircraft. There is a conspiracy of silence about what is happening. 对于发生的事情，大家一致保持缄默。 There seems to have been a deliberate silence from the newspapers. There was a moment’s silence before she replied. They ate their breakfast in silence. They observed two minutes’ silence to remember the war dead. They walked in companionable silence. We sat and watched in awed silence as she performed. We sat in complete silence, save for the ticking of the clock. a debate to break the silence surrounding domestic violence a silence punctuated only by the occasional sniff from the children Something was moving in silence along the edge of the woods. She silenced him with a glare. 她瞪了他一眼，他就不作声了。 Our bombs silenced the enemy's guns (= they destroyed them). 我们的轰炸把敌人的炮火打哑了。 All protest had been silenced. 一切反对的声音都被压了下去。 Her recent achievements have silenced her critics. 她近来取得的成果让那些批评她的人无话可说了。 A shot to the head silenced him forever. Criticism has now been effectively silenced. Even these improvements to the service failed to silence a grumbling chorus of complaints. Her scream was abruptly silenced. Our bombs silenced the enemy’s guns. 我们的轰炸把敌人的炮火打哑了。 Silence in court! 法庭内保持肃静！ |
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