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silence单词基本解析：

n.寂静; 缄口不言; 无音信v.使安静; 压制
n.沉默, 寂静 vt.使安静, 使沉默
n.沉默，无言，无表示，无声，沉静，肃静，寂静，缄默；无音信，失去联系，忘却，湮没，无表示，无音讯；[乐]停止；

silence变化用词：

第三人称单数:silences;过去式:silenced;过去分词:silenced;现在分词:silencing;
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 |
过去式：silenced过去分词：silenced现在分词：silencing第三人称单数：silences

silence英英释义：

Noun

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

"there was a shocked silence"

"he gestured for silence"

2. the absence of sound;

"he needed silence in order to sleep"

"the street was quiet"

3. a refusal to speak when expected;

"his silence about my contribution was surprising"

4. the trait of keeping things secret

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 pressuresilence[ 'sailəns ]n.the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)

"there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"

the absence of sound

"he needed silence in order to sleep"

同义词：quiet

a refusal to speak when expected

"his silence about my contribution was surprising"

同义词：muteness

the trait of keeping things secret

同义词：secrecysecretiveness

v.cause to be quiet or not talk

"Please silence the children in the church!"

同义词：hushquietenstillshut uphush up

keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure

"All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"

silence中文词源：

silence 安静，沉默， 来自 silent,安静的，-ence,名词后缀。

silence用法和例句：

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

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。

The company's silence on the subject has been taken as an admission of guilt.

在外界看来，公司在这个问题上保持沉默便是承认有罪。

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。

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。

Silence in court!

在法庭内要保持肃静！

They stood in silence...

他们默不作声地站着。

He never lets those long silences develop during dinner...

他从不会让晚餐时出现长时间的沉默。

...the silence of that rainless, all-concealing fog...

滴雨未下、隐藏一切的大雾静默无声

She breathed deeply, savouring the silence.

她深深地吸了口气，细细品味着这宁静。

The district court ruled that Popper's silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty.

区法院裁定今天波珀在法庭上的缄默将被视作是进行无罪抗辩。

A ringing phone silenced her...

响起的电话铃声让她安静了下来。

The shock silenced him completely.

他惊得哑口无言。

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。

...an unsuccessful attempt by the government to silence the debate.

政府试图压制争论但未果

A hit man had been sent to silence her over the affair.

为了掩盖这件事，已经派出一名职业杀手去杀她灭口。

silence

"What else do you see?" asked the captain after a moment of silence.

"你还看见什么？"上尉沉默了片刻后又问。

Speech is silver; silence is golden.

[谚]雄辩是银，沉默是金。

A patient throng was waiting in silence.

一大群人耐心地静候着。

A dead and ominous silence prevailed.

一种死气沉沉的、不吉利的静寂四下里传开了。

A terrible silence descended upon the whole hall.

一阵可怕的寂静突然笼罩着整个厅堂。

Silence reigned everywhere.

万籁俱寂。

Do not read my silence as consent.

不要把我的沉默看作同意。

For many years there was no closeness between us. The silence took its toll.

两国关系曾经疏远了许多年，两国为此付出了代价。

Why do you construe my silence as a sign of disapproval?

为什么你把我的沉默当成不同意的标志?

All the while Jo watched her in silence.

乔一直闷声不响地看着她。

Silence is said to be golden, but the best fool the world has has ever produced nothing to say on the subject.

人言沉默是金，但这世界出产的顶尖蠢才们则对这问题未见有话说过。

A man is know by the silence he keep.

从一个人所保持的沉默，就可知道他的为人。

I take it from your silence that you disagree.

从你的沉默中我知道你不同意。

I took it from your silence that you agree.

从你的沉默中，我得知你不反对。

A dead silence followed his affirmation.

他一答话。接着就是一片死般的沉默。

His anger was swathed in silence.

他以沉默而掩饰愤怒。

He relieved the silence with witty jokes.

他以诙谐的笑话解除沉默。

They interpreted her silence as concession.

他们把她的沈默解释为让步。

They stand in silence as a mark of honour to her.

他们肃立向她致敬。

They tried to bribe the reporter into silence.

他们试图收买该记者,不让他张扬。

They had bribed her into silence .

他们贿赂她使其保持缄默。

They all maintained a reverent silence.

他们都保持肃静。

They hugged each other in silence for a long time.

他们默默地拥抱了很长时间。

He had relapsed into silence again.

他再一次陷入沉默。

He relapsed into a moody silence.

他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。

His only reaction was a pregnant silence.

他唯一的反应是一阵意味深长的沉默

He was apt to blurt out the whole truth, in cases where other people would have kept silence.

他常常直言不讳地说出全部真情，而其他人在这种情况下则往往会保持沉默。

He misinterpreted her silence as giving consent.

他把她的沉默误认为是同意。

His silence portends trouble.

他沉默不语不是好兆头。

His silence implied agreement.

他沉默不语意味着同意了。

After a moment rs silence, he went on speaking.

他沉默了一会儿又继续说下去。

After a moment's silence he went on speaking.

他沉默了一会又继续说下去。

His tune had banished death's silence.

他的乐曲打破了死的静寂。

His arrival brought complete silence to the room.

他的到来使房间里鸦雀无声。

His silence may be construed as agreement.

他的沈默可能被解释成同意。

His silence was tantamount to a refusal.

他的沉默就等于拒绝。

His feeble excuses soon tailed off (into silence).

他的藉口站不住脚，很快就没词儿了(不作声了).

His words reduced her to silence.

他的话使她哑口无言。

He looked the child into silence.

他瞪得孩子不敢出声。

He stammered out a few words and then sat there in silence.

他结巴了几句话，然后就坐在那不吭声了。

He demanded complete silence.

他要求完全肃静。

His forceful arguments put his opponent to silence.

他那有力的论据驳得对方哑口无言。

His forceful arguments reduced his opponents to silence.

他那有力的论点驳得对手哑口无言。

He suffered their insults in silence.

他默默忍受他们所施加的伤害。

For one or two minutes an awkward silence reigned.

令人难堪的沉默延续了一两分钟。

The deadly/deathly silence filled the meeting-room.

会议室里一片沉默，没有一点声音。

But silence was not dear to the heart of the Honourable John, and so he took up the running.

但是沉默并不合约翰少爷的心意，因此，他就决心表示主动，先开口。

You must swear him to silence.

你一定要他发誓保持沉默。

You may set his silence down to his shyness.

你可以把他的沉默归因于羞怯。

Your long silence made us worry.

你很久不来信使我们很担心。

You'd better pass over his rude remarks in silence.

你最好还是不要理睬他那些无礼的言话。

No sound disturbed the silence of the evening.

入夜时分，万籁俱寂。

The silence in the front room struck through to me.

前屋里没有一点声音，这让我感到很奇怪。

Carl pressed her hand in silence.

卡尔默默地抚摸着她的手。

Cameron had relapsed into silence again.

卡梅伦再度陷于沉默。

Neither silence nor inaction is necessary.

即不要保持沉默也不能按兵不动。

Each retreated into silence and his private fears.

各人都默默地愁着各人的心事。

The silence around struck fear into him.

四周的静寂使他心里很害怕。

The echoes had pulsed themselves to silence.

回声阵阵震荡，直到沉静下来。

Stood in awesome silence before the ancient ruins.

在古代遗迹前充满敬畏地默立

There was an uncanny silence before we heard the strange voice.

在我们听到这古怪的声音前，有一阵神秘的几寂静。

A tense silence had settled over the waiting crowd.

在等候的人群中有一种紧张的寂静感。

In the dusk of the evening the bird of some early dawn comes to the nest of my silence.

在黄昏的微光里，有那清晨的鸟儿来到了我的沉默的鸟巢里。

The bus driver broke the silence, by calling attention to a waterfall of great beauty, in the rocky dell.

大客车驾驶员打破沉默，开口说话，让大家看山间壮丽的瀑布。

She raised her finger to her lips as a sign for silence.

她举起一根手指放在唇边，示意肃静。

There was an embarrassing silence after her indiscreet remark but she was able to laugh it off.

她出言不慎把大家窘得哑然无声，她却有本事一笑置之。

She relapsed into former silence.

她又变回原来的沉默寡言。

Her well-meaning words were received in silence.

她善意的话语被默默地接受了。

She set a finger to her lips to signal silence.

她将一个手指放在嘴唇上以示安静。

She interpret his silence as arrogance.

她把他的沉默解释为傲慢。

She stared him into silence.

她把他盯得不吭声了。

She misinterpreted my silence as giving consent.

她把我的沉默误解为答应。

She put her finger to her lips to signal silence.

她把手放到唇上以示不让人作声。

She put a finger to her lips to enjoin silence.

她放一根手指在她的唇上以交待安静。

After a year's silence (ie a year during which she didn't write), I got a letter from her.

她沉默了一年之後，又给我来了一封信。

After a long silence,she broke into a laugh.

她沉默了很久以后，忽然笑起来了。

Her silence gave implicit consent.

她的沈默表示默许。

Her voice tailed away into silence.

她的话音越来越小,终於哑然无声了。

Her voice tailed off into silence.

她的话音越来越小，终于哑然无声了。

Her grandfather was a tyrant who insisted on absolute silence at the dinner table.

她祖父是个专横的人,坚持吃饭时绝对禁止讲话。

用作名词(n.)

We interpreted his silence as a refusal.
我们认为他的沉默是拒绝的表示。

His forceful arguments reduced his opponents to silence.
他那有力的论点驳得对手哑口无言。

There was nothing but silence in the room.
这间屋内声息全无，一片寂静。

A terrible silence descended upon the whole hall.
一阵可怕的寂静突然笼罩着整个厅堂。

用作及物动词(vt.)

The teacher tried to silence the pupils.
老师设法让学生们安静下来。

The speaker tried to silence the angry crowd .
讲话者试图使愤怒的人群安静下来。

The enemy's guns were silenced by repeated bombings.
敌人的炮火因遭到轮番轰炸而沉寂了。

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