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silence silence ★★★☆☆/sa͟ɪləns/1[N-VAR	可变名词]沉默；缄默；不作声 If there is silence, nobody is speaking.   [oft in/of N]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。Then he bellowed 'Silence!'然后他怒吼一声：“安静!”2[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]寂静；无声 The silence of a place is the extreme quietness there.   [oft the N of n]...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。3[N-UNCOUNT	不可数名词]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.   [oft poss N]  [V inflects]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。If someone breaks their silence about something, they talk about something that they have not talked about before or for a long time.打破沉默；不再三缄其口；开口说话Gary decided to break his silence about his son's suffering in the hope of helping other families.加里决定对儿子遭受的痛苦不再保持沉默，以期望能帮助其他家庭。4[VERB	动词]使安静；使无声；使不说话 To silence someone or something means to stop them speaking or making a noise.   [V n]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。5[VERB	动词]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.   [V n]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6[VERB	动词]杀…灭口 To silence someone means to kill them in order to stop them revealing something secret.   [V n]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。 silence1 nounsilence2 verbsilencesi‧lence1 /ˈsaɪləns/ ●●● W2 noun  Entry menu Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1no noise [uncountable] complete absence of sound or noise  SYN  quietsilence of Nothing disturbed the silence of the night.silence falls/descends (on/upon something) After the explosion, an eerie silence fell upon the scene.break/shatter the silence A loud scream shattered the silence.2no talking [countable, uncountable] complete quiet because nobody is talking:  There was a brief silence before anyone answered.in silence The four men sat in silence.complete/total/dead silence ‘How long have you been here?’ I asked. There was complete silence. ‘Silence in court!’ roared the judge.embarrassed/awkward/stunned etc silence There was an awkward silence between them. The accused exercised his right to silence (=the legal right to choose to say nothing).3no discussion/answer [uncountable] failure or refusal to discuss something or answer questions about somethingsilence on The government’s silence on such an important issue seems very strange. Once again the answer was a deafening silence (=a very noticeable refusal to discuss something).4no communication [uncountable] failure to write a letter to someone, telephone them etc:  After two years of silence, he suddenly got in touch with us again.5one-minute/two-minute etc silence a period of time in which everyone stops talking as a sign of honour and respect towards someone who has diedCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2adjectivescomplete/total/absolute/utter silence· They sat in complete silence.· The silence in the room was absolute.dead silence (=complete silence)· There was a gasp from Peter and then a dead silence.a long silence· ‘He’s dead.’ There was a long silence.a short/brief silence· After a brief silence, Katherine nodded.an awkward/uncomfortable/embarrassed silence· ‘Fred tells me you like books,’ Steve said, after an awkward silence.a stunned/shocked silence· There was a stunned silence at the other end of the phone.stony silence (=unfriendly silence)· Harrison stared at him in stony silence.a tense silence· There was a brief, tense silence.an eerie silence (=one that is strange and rather frightening)· An eerie silence descended over the house.an ominous silence (=one that makes you feel that something bad is going to happen)· ‘How long will she be ill?’ There was a short, ominous silence.a sudden silence· At the mention of John, a sudden silence fell on the room.verbsthere is (a) silence· There was silence in the library for several moments.break/shatter the silence (=end the silence)· The sound of a car engine broke the silence.disturb the silence (=end the silence by making a sound)· Nothing moved, no sound disturbed the silence.silence falls/descends (=a silence begins)· A sudden silence fell over the room.lapse into silence (=to stop talking and be quiet)· 'I don't want any,' he said, and lapsed into silence again.silence1 nounsilence2 verbsilencesilence2 ●○○ verb [transitive]  Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1to make someone stop talking, or stop something making a noise:  She held up her hand to silence the children.2to make someone stop expressing opposition or criticisms – used especially in news reports:  attempts to silence the rumours Barnes has failed to silence his critics.

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jEPoK/1xFvkT+4I2iOf8EUb7O8ARIa+FFg0XH+OLAeaukXcX+J8ZcUKjNENUEz9D3RAD1dMQc+KzxyZxz8kAJ+KGAMy5cRXQyIucAEJ1wzCSoUPme76jNv+gzyRrGkTxFxY1ekayojwv+5qmEYiXwa1lYrDbSPmJzCwq1L53AnTNexNB6xMusXBhEQGOZ9BP             si·lence              ★                    /        ˈsaɪləns                ;          NAmE                ˈsaɪləns                /                              noun                ,                  verb                ,                  exclamation                            silence      silences      silenced      silencing                            noun        ★                    1      ★              [uncountable        ]                    a complete lack of noise or sound          寂静；无声                            SYN                                            quiet                                                  ◆        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 silencewhen I'm working.                我工作时需要绝对的安静。                    2      ★              [countable            ,       uncountable        ]                    a situation when nobody is speaking          沉默；缄默；默不作声                            ◆        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                    3              [uncountable            ,       singular        ]                    a situation in which sb refuses to talk about sth or to answer questions          缄默；缄口不谈；拒绝回答                            ◆        She          broke herpublic          silencein 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 sth)                    ◆        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 silenceabout 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。                    4              [uncountable        ]                    a situation in which people do not communicate with each other by letter or telephone          互相不通音信的情形；无书信或电话联系                            ◆        The phone call came after months of silence.        几个月没有音信之后，打来了一个电话。                    IDIOM              ˌsilence is ˈgolden                              (              saying)                        it is often best not to say anything              沉默是金                                                  ☞more at                                    heavy                                   adj.            ,                                    pregnant                                                    verb                    1              silencesb/sth                    to make sb/sth stop speaking or making a noise          使安静；使不说话                            ◆        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。                    2              silencesb/sth                    to make sb stop expressing opinions that are opposed to yours          压制，使不再发表（反对意见）                            ◆        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。                                  exclamation                    (        formal)            used to tell people to be quiet        （用以让人们安静）安静，静下来                    ◆      Silence in court!      在法庭内要保持肃静！                  si·lence              /        ˈsaɪləns                ;          NAmE                ˈsaɪləns                /             silence[ˈsaɪləns]silenced, silencing, silencesCET4CET6TEM4考研n183022644164214090295117352226v726628572931086439435604NOUN4849196369VERB1057049039Spoken:172425019silenced[1282] silences[486] silencing[238]沉默(66%)，寂静(28%)，使安静(4%)，使沉默(2%)n.沉默；寂静；缄默；不谈；无声状态vt.使沉默；使安静；压制；消除噪音int.安静！；别作声！

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Collins	silence ★★★☆☆ /sa͟ɪləns/ 1 [N-VAR 可变名词]沉默；缄默；不作声 If there is silence, nobody is speaking. [oft in/of N] 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。 Then he bellowed 'Silence!' 然后他怒吼一声：“安静!” 2 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]寂静；无声 The silence of a place is the extreme quietness there. [oft the N of n] ...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。 3 [N-UNCOUNT 不可数名词]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. [oft poss N] [V inflects] 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。 If someone breaks their silence about something, they talk about something that they have not talked about before or for a long time.打破沉默；不再三缄其口；开口说话 Gary decided to break his silence about his son's suffering in the hope of helping other families. 加里决定对儿子遭受的痛苦不再保持沉默，以期望能帮助其他家庭。 4 [VERB 动词]使安静；使无声；使不说话 To silence someone or something means to stop them speaking or making a noise. [V n] 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。 5 [VERB 动词]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. [V n] 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 6 [VERB 动词]杀…灭口 To silence someone means to kill them in order to stop them revealing something secret. [V n] 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。
Oxford	si·lence ★ / ˈsaɪləns ; NAmE ˈsaɪləns / noun , verb , exclamation silence silences silenced silencing noun ★ 1 ★ [uncountable ] a complete lack of noise or sound 寂静；无声 SYN quiet ◆ 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 silencewhen I'm working. 我工作时需要绝对的安静。 2 ★ [countable , uncountable ] a situation when nobody is speaking 沉默；缄默；默不作声 ◆ 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 3 [uncountable , singular ] a situation in which sb refuses to talk about sth or to answer questions 缄默；缄口不谈；拒绝回答 ◆ She broke herpublic silencein 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 sth) ◆ 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 silenceabout 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。 4 [uncountable ] a situation in which people do not communicate with each other by letter or telephone 互相不通音信的情形；无书信或电话联系 ◆ The phone call came after months of silence. 几个月没有音信之后，打来了一个电话。 IDIOM ˌsilence is ˈgolden ( saying) it is often best not to say anything 沉默是金 ☞more at heavy adj. , pregnant verb 1 silencesb/sth to make sb/sth stop speaking or making a noise 使安静；使不说话 ◆ 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。 2 silencesb/sth to make sb stop expressing opinions that are opposed to yours 压制，使不再发表（反对意见） ◆ 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。 exclamation ( formal) used to tell people to be quiet （用以让人们安静）安静，静下来 ◆ Silence in court! 在法庭内要保持肃静！ si·lence / ˈsaɪləns ; NAmE ˈsaɪləns /
LDC	silence1 noun silence2 verb silencesi‧lence1 /ˈsaɪləns/ ●●● W2 noun Entry menu Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1no noise [uncountable] complete absence of sound or noise SYN quietsilence of Nothing disturbed the silence of the night.silence falls/descends (on/upon something) After the explosion, an eerie silence fell upon the scene.break/shatter the silence A loud scream shattered the silence.2no talking [countable, uncountable] complete quiet because nobody is talking: There was a brief silence before anyone answered.in silence The four men sat in silence.complete/total/dead silence ‘How long have you been here?’ I asked. There was complete silence. ‘Silence in court!’ roared the judge.embarrassed/awkward/stunned etc silence There was an awkward silence between them. The accused exercised his right to silence (=the legal right to choose to say nothing).3no discussion/answer [uncountable] failure or refusal to discuss something or answer questions about somethingsilence on The government’s silence on such an important issue seems very strange. Once again the answer was a deafening silence (=a very noticeable refusal to discuss something).4no communication [uncountable] failure to write a letter to someone, telephone them etc: After two years of silence, he suddenly got in touch with us again.5one-minute/two-minute etc silence a period of time in which everyone stops talking as a sign of honour and respect towards someone who has diedCOLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1 & 2adjectivescomplete/total/absolute/utter silence· They sat in complete silence.· The silence in the room was absolute.dead silence (=complete silence)· There was a gasp from Peter and then a dead silence.a long silence· ‘He’s dead.’ There was a long silence.a short/brief silence· After a brief silence, Katherine nodded.an awkward/uncomfortable/embarrassed silence· ‘Fred tells me you like books,’ Steve said, after an awkward silence.a stunned/shocked silence· There was a stunned silence at the other end of the phone.stony silence (=unfriendly silence)· Harrison stared at him in stony silence.a tense silence· There was a brief, tense silence.an eerie silence (=one that is strange and rather frightening)· An eerie silence descended over the house.an ominous silence (=one that makes you feel that something bad is going to happen)· ‘How long will she be ill?’ There was a short, ominous silence.a sudden silence· At the mention of John, a sudden silence fell on the room.verbsthere is (a) silence· There was silence in the library for several moments.break/shatter the silence (=end the silence)· The sound of a car engine broke the silence.disturb the silence (=end the silence by making a sound)· Nothing moved, no sound disturbed the silence.silence falls/descends (=a silence begins)· A sudden silence fell over the room.lapse into silence (=to stop talking and be quiet)· 'I don't want any,' he said, and lapsed into silence again. silence1 noun silence2 verb silencesilence2 ●○○ verb [transitive] Verb Table Examples Thesaurus Collocations Phrases Word family 1to make someone stop talking, or stop something making a noise: She held up her hand to silence the children.2to make someone stop expressing opposition or criticisms – used especially in news reports: attempts to silence the rumours Barnes has failed to silence his critics.
WDF	silence [ˈsaɪləns]silenced, silencing, silences CET4CET6TEM4考研 n1830 22644 1642 14090 2951 1735 2226 v7266 2857 293 1086 439 435 604 NOUN4849 196369 VERB10570 49039 Spoken: 172425019 silenced[1282] silences[486] silencing[238] 沉默(66%)，寂静(28%)，使安静(4%)，使沉默(2%) n.沉默；寂静；缄默；不谈；无声状态 vt.使沉默；使安静；压制；消除噪音 int.安静！；别作声！

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