| 单词 | silence |
| 释义 | silence /'sailans; 'saibns/ n [U] 1 condition of being quiet or silent; absence of sound: 寂静; 无声： the ~ of night/of the grave. 夜(墓地) 的寂静。 2 condition of not speaking, answering (questions, spoken or written), or making comments, etc; (with indef art) period (of saying nothing): 沉默; (与不定冠词连用)沉默的一段时间： Your ~ on recent events surprises me. 你对于近来发生的事情保持沉默令我惊奇。 There was a short ~ and then uproar broke out. 沉默片刻之后又喧对起来了。 S~ gives consent, (prov) If nothing is said in answer to a proposal or suggestion we may suppose that it is agreed to. (诱)沉默即表示同意。 reduce sb to ~, (esp) refute his arguments so that he has to stop talking. (尤指)(反驳其论点)使无话可说。 in ~, silently: 沉默地; 无声地： listen to sb in ~. 默默地听某人说话。 We should not pass over this disgraceful affair in We ought to protest, etc. 我们不应对这件可耻的事保持械默。 vt [VP6A] make (sb or sth) silent; cause be quiet(er): 使(某人或某物)沉默; 使哑口无言; 使(较)安静： ~ a baby's crying; 使婴儿停止哭叫; ~ one's critics/the enemy's guns. 也觥评者哑口无言俪制敌人炮火 silencer n device that reduces the noise made by the exhaust of a petrol engine, the report of a gun, etc. (汽油引擎，枪，炮等之)消音器; 灭音器; 遏声器。 |
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