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silence n.沉默；寂静vt.使安静；使沉默 (1) 我们认为他的沉默是拒绝的表示。(2) 他那有力的论点驳得对手哑口无言。(3) 这间屋内声息全无，一片寂静。(4) 一阵可怕的寂静突然笼罩着整个厅堂。(5) 老师设法让学生们安静下来。(6) 讲话者试图使愤怒的人群安静下来。(7) 敌人的炮火因遭到轮番轰炸而沉寂了。 When there's silence, nothing is heard. Silence is empty, the opposite of a noisy racket. A library is one place where there's supposed to be silence so people can concentrate. To silence someone is to hush him up or tell him to be quiet. Silence also has a more disturbing meaning: if someone threatens you to keep you from saying something, she's trying to silence you. Censorship silences free speech.

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英 ['saɪləns] 美 ['saɪləns] (1) We interpreted his silence as a refusal.(2) His forceful arguments reduced his opponents to silence.(3) There was nothing but silence in the room.(4) A terrible silence descended upon the whole hall.(5) The teacher tried to silence the pupils.(6) The speaker tried to silence the angry crowd .(7) The enemy's guns were silenced by repeated bombings. Silence is quietness, or a lack of sound. When you silence a noisy movie-goer, you shush her. 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。

英语单词	silence
英美音标	英 ['saɪləns] 美 ['saɪləns]
中文释义	n.沉默；寂静 vt.使安静；使沉默
英语例句	(1) We interpreted his silence as a refusal. (2) His forceful arguments reduced his opponents to silence. (3) There was nothing but silence in the room. (4) A terrible silence descended upon the whole hall. (5) The teacher tried to silence the pupils. (6) The speaker tried to silence the angry crowd . (7) The enemy's guns were silenced by repeated bombings.
中文例句	(1) 我们认为他的沉默是拒绝的表示。 (2) 他那有力的论点驳得对手哑口无言。 (3) 这间屋内声息全无，一片寂静。 (4) 一阵可怕的寂静突然笼罩着整个厅堂。 (5) 老师设法让学生们安静下来。 (6) 讲话者试图使愤怒的人群安静下来。 (7) 敌人的炮火因遭到轮番轰炸而沉寂了。
vocabulary简明	Silence is quietness, or a lack of sound. When you silence a noisy movie-goer, you shush her.
vocabulary扩展	When there's silence, nothing is heard. Silence is empty, the opposite of a noisy racket. A library is one place where there's supposed to be silence so people can concentrate. To silence someone is to hush him up or tell him to be quiet. Silence also has a more disturbing meaning: if someone threatens you to keep you from saying something, she's trying to silence you. Censorship silences free speech.
柯林斯解释	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。

Silence N [V [Oft Verb 动词 Stop Noisy