silence

silence在线翻译

noun

1. a refusal to speak when expected

e.g. his silence about my contribution was surprising

Synonym: muteness

2. the trait of keeping things secret

Synonym: secrecysecretiveness

3. the absence of sound

e.g. he needed silence in order to sleep
the street was quiet

Synonym: quiet

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

e.g. there was a shocked silence
he gestured for silence

verb

1. cause to be quiet or not talk

e.g. Please silence the children in the church!

Synonym: hushquietenstillshut uphush up

2. keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure

e.g. All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power

1. 沉默;缄默;不作声
If there is silence, nobody is speaking.

silence是什么意思

e.g. They stood in silence...
他们默不作声地站着。
e.g. 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。

2. 寂静;无声
The silence of a place is the extreme quietness there.

e.g. ...the silence of that rainless, all-concealing fog...
滴雨未下、隐藏一切的大雾静默无声
e.g. She breathed deeply, savouring the silence.
她深深地吸了口气，细细品味着这宁静。

3. 缄默;绝口不提;闭口不谈
Someone's silence about something is their failure or refusal to speak to other people about it.

silence的解释

e.g. 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。

4. 使安静;使无声;使不说话
To silence someone or something means to stop them speaking or making a noise.

e.g. A ringing phone silenced her...
响起的电话铃声让她安静了下来。
e.g. The shock silenced him completely.
他惊得哑口无言。

5. 制止，使不再发表(反对意见)
If someone silences you, they stop you expressing opinions that they do not agree with.

e.g. 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。
e.g. ...an unsuccessful attempt by the government to silence the debate.
政府试图压制争论但未果

6. 杀…灭口
To silence someone means to kill them in order to stop them revealing something secret.

e.g. 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。

1. 安静：她的回答是安静(silence)对于心理治疗师很重要,利用这安静的一分钟,你可以练习如何面对你的客户. 呵呵,她说的挺有理的. 只是我仍然觉她并没有给一个没有宗教信仰的人留出空间. 一节课2分钟是很短的时间,但是这是大家的时间,

2. silence

2. 寂静：他还说,明年他在日本摄制的电影<>(SILENCE)将是他为好莱坞执导的最后一部大片. 这部电影讲述的是葡萄牙牧师17世纪前往日本传教的故事.