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silent adj.安静的；不吵闹的；沉默的；无言的 (1) 请你保持安静好吗？(2) 这所旧房子非常寂静。(3) 我们驶进一个美丽而安静的海湾。(4) 她是一个沉默寡言的女孩，对人冷漠而孤傲。(5) 我代表沉默的大多数。(6) 如果你被捕，你有权保持沉默。(7) 她没有发觉他眼里流露出的无声的敬慕之情。

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英 ['saɪlənt] 美 ['saɪlənt] (1) Would you be good enough to keep silent?(2) The old house was quite silent.(3) We sailed into a beautiful and silent bay.(4) She was a silent girl, cool and remote.(5) I represent the silent majority.(6) If you are arrested you have the right to remain silent.(7) She was blind to the silent worship in his eyes. 1[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]沉默的；不说话的 Someone who is silent is not speaking.   [v-link ADJ]Trish was silent because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words...特里西一直不说话，因为她不愿意吐露内心的想法。He spoke no English and was completely silent during the visit...他不会说英语，参观过程中一言未发。They both fell silent.他俩都安静了下来。silentlyShe and Ned sat silently for a moment, absorbing the peace of the lake...她和内德默默坐了一会儿，陶醉于湖面的宁静。Most of those attending the funeral stood silently showing little emotion.出席葬礼的人大多都面无表情地静静站着。2[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]寡言少语的；很少说话的；不爱说话的 If you describe someone as a silent person, you mean that they do not talk to people very much, and sometimes give the impression of being unfriendly.   [ADJ n]He was a serious, silent man.他是个一本正经、寡言少语的人。3[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无声的；寂静的；不出声的 A place that is silent is completely quiet, with no sound at all. Something that is silent makes no sound at all.   [usu v-link ADJ]The room was silent except for John's crunching...屋子里一片寂静，只有约翰发出的咀嚼声。The heavy guns have again fallen silent.重型枪炮的声音又一次安静了下来。silentlyStrange shadows moved silently in the almost permanent darkness.奇怪的黑影在几乎浓得化不开的黑暗里悄无声息地移动。4[ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]只字不提的；不愿讲的 If someone is silent about something, they do not tell people anything about it, because they think it is a private matter or because they want to keep the information secret.   [v-link ADJ about n]Douglas was noticeably silent about his feelings for his father...道格拉斯明显不愿提及自己对父亲的感情。The administration has recently become silent about abuses in Haiti.最近政府对发生在海地的虐待事件绝口不提。5[ADJ 形容词](情感、行为等)无声的，不用言语表达的 A silent emotion or action is not expressed in speech.   [ADJ n]The attacker still stood there, watching her with silent contempt...袭击者还站在那里，用一种鄙夷的眼神一言不发地看着她。She offered a silent prayer of thanks.她默默祈祷以表谢意。silentlyWhitlock silently cursed Graham for heaping more suspicion on him.惠特洛克心里默默地诅咒格雷厄姆，因为他让自己备受猜疑。6[ADJ 形容词](电影)无声的 A silent film has pictures usually accompanied by music but does not have the actors' voices or any other sounds.   [ADJ n]...one of the famous silent films of Charlie Chaplin.查理·卓别林著名的默片之一...comedy stars of the silent era.默片时代的喜剧明星们7[ADJ 形容词](单词中的字母)不发音的 A silent letter in a word is written but not pronounced. For example, the 'k' in the word 'know' is silent.

英语单词	silent
英美音标	英 ['saɪlənt] 美 ['saɪlənt]
中文释义	adj.安静的；不吵闹的；沉默的；无言的
英语例句	(1) Would you be good enough to keep silent? (2) The old house was quite silent. (3) We sailed into a beautiful and silent bay. (4) She was a silent girl, cool and remote. (5) I represent the silent majority. (6) If you are arrested you have the right to remain silent. (7) She was blind to the silent worship in his eyes.
中文例句	(1) 请你保持安静好吗？ (2) 这所旧房子非常寂静。 (3) 我们驶进一个美丽而安静的海湾。 (4) 她是一个沉默寡言的女孩，对人冷漠而孤傲。 (5) 我代表沉默的大多数。 (6) 如果你被捕，你有权保持沉默。 (7) 她没有发觉他眼里流露出的无声的敬慕之情。
柯林斯解释	1 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]沉默的；不说话的 Someone who is silent is not speaking. [v-link ADJ] Trish was silent because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words... 特里西一直不说话，因为她不愿意吐露内心的想法。 He spoke no English and was completely silent during the visit... 他不会说英语，参观过程中一言未发。 They both fell silent. 他俩都安静了下来。 silently She and Ned sat silently for a moment, absorbing the peace of the lake... 她和内德默默坐了一会儿，陶醉于湖面的宁静。 Most of those attending the funeral stood silently showing little emotion. 出席葬礼的人大多都面无表情地静静站着。 2 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]寡言少语的；很少说话的；不爱说话的 If you describe someone as a silent person, you mean that they do not talk to people very much, and sometimes give the impression of being unfriendly. [ADJ n] He was a serious, silent man. 他是个一本正经、寡言少语的人。 3 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]无声的；寂静的；不出声的 A place that is silent is completely quiet, with no sound at all. Something that is silent makes no sound at all. [usu v-link ADJ] The room was silent except for John's crunching... 屋子里一片寂静，只有约翰发出的咀嚼声。 The heavy guns have again fallen silent. 重型枪炮的声音又一次安静了下来。 silently Strange shadows moved silently in the almost permanent darkness. 奇怪的黑影在几乎浓得化不开的黑暗里悄无声息地移动。 4 [ADJ-GRADED 能被表示程度的副词或介词词组修饰的形容词]只字不提的；不愿讲的 If someone is silent about something, they do not tell people anything about it, because they think it is a private matter or because they want to keep the information secret. [v-link ADJ about n] Douglas was noticeably silent about his feelings for his father... 道格拉斯明显不愿提及自己对父亲的感情。 The administration has recently become silent about abuses in Haiti. 最近政府对发生在海地的虐待事件绝口不提。 5 [ADJ 形容词](情感、行为等)无声的，不用言语表达的 A silent emotion or action is not expressed in speech. [ADJ n] The attacker still stood there, watching her with silent contempt... 袭击者还站在那里，用一种鄙夷的眼神一言不发地看着她。 She offered a silent prayer of thanks. 她默默祈祷以表谢意。 silently Whitlock silently cursed Graham for heaping more suspicion on him. 惠特洛克心里默默地诅咒格雷厄姆，因为他让自己备受猜疑。 6 [ADJ 形容词](电影)无声的 A silent film has pictures usually accompanied by music but does not have the actors' voices or any other sounds. [ADJ n] ...one of the famous silent films of Charlie Chaplin. 查理·卓别林著名的默片之一 ...comedy stars of the silent era. 默片时代的喜剧明星们 7 [ADJ 形容词](单词中的字母)不发音的 A silent letter in a word is written but not pronounced. For example, the 'k' in the word 'know' is silent.

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