silence

🇺🇸 /ˈsaɪləns/ 🇬🇧 /ˈsaɪləns/
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标签 TOP3000Oxford3000CEFR-B1
noun
B2

The absence of any sound.

The sudden silence made her nervous.

突然的沉默让她感到紧张。

B2

When no one is talking.

His silence made me think he was upset.

他的沉默让我以为他不高兴。

R

When someone chooses not to talk about something.

She ended her silence and shared her story.

她结束了沉默,分享了她的故事。

R

A lack of communication between people.

After their argument, there was a long silence between them.

他们争吵之后,他们之间有一段长时间的沉默。

verb
R

To stop someone from speaking or making noise.

The guard silenced the noisy crowd.

警卫让喧闹的人群安静下来。

R

To prevent someone from expressing their views.

The government silenced the critics.

政府让批评者沉默。

interjection
R

A command to be quiet.

Silence! You're in a library.

安静!你在图书馆里。

translation

n. 寂静, 沉默, 缄默, 隔阂
v. 使安静, 压制言论
interj. 安静命令

词形变化

3rd Present silences
Past silenced
Perfect silenced
Progressive silencing
Plural silences