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Silence Verb Stop N Uncount 例:The Court Means 例:A

单词 silence
音标
英[ˈsaɪləns] 美[ˈsaɪləns]
解释
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;vt.使安静;使沉默;压制;
例句

N-VAR
沉默;缄默;不作声
If there is silence, nobody is speaking.
例:They stood in silence...他们默不作声地站着。
例: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。

N-UNCOUNT
寂静;无声
The silence of a place is the extreme quietness there.
例:...the silence of that rainless, all-concealing fog...滴雨未下、隐藏一切的大雾静默无声
例:She breathed deeply, savouring the silence.她深深地吸了口气,细细品味着这宁静。

N-UNCOUNT
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.
例: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。

VERB
使安静;使无声;使不说话
To silence someone or something means to stop them speaking or making a noise.
例:A ringing phone silenced her...响起的电话铃声让她安静了下来。
例:The shock silenced him completely.他惊得哑口无言。

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

VERB
杀…灭口
To silence someone means to kill them in order to stop them revealing something secret.
例: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。
变形
third:silences~done:silenced~ing:silencing~past:silenced~

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