quiet
adj
(-erest)
1 with little or no sound; not noisy or loud 輕聲的; 無聲的; 安靜的
her quiet voice, footsteps 她那輕輕的嗓音、 腳步聲
Be quiet (ie silent), please! 請安靜!
Can't you keep the children quiet? I'm trying to concentrate. 你能不能讓孩子們靜一靜? 我做事需要精神集中.
2 with little or no movement or disturbance （幾乎）不動的; 靜止的; 平靜的; 安定的
The roads are usually quiet in the afternoon. 下午路面通常很清靜.
The sea looks quieter now. 現在海面看起來平靜些了.
Business is quiet at this time of the year. 一年中的這個時候生意很淡.
3 without excitement, activity or interruption 無感情波動的; 無活動的; 不受干擾的
lead a quiet life 過著平淡的生活
have a quiet smoke 悠閑地吸著煙
have a quiet evening at home 在家度過恬靜的夜晚
Their wedding was very quiet. 他們的婚禮很平淡.
4 gentle; not forceful 文靜的; 溫和的; 溫順的
a lady of a quiet disposition 文靜的女士.
5 (of colours) not bright; unobtrusive （指顏色）不鮮艷的, 暗淡的, 素凈的
a quiet shade of blue 暗淡的藍色.
6 not expressed loudly; restrained 不大聲表達的; 克制的
have a quiet laugh about sth 輕聲笑某事物
Her manner concealed quiet resentment. 她心中怨恨而不形於色. =>Usage 見所附用法.
7 (idm 習語) keep quiet about sth; keep sth quiet say nothing about sth 對某事物緘默不語
I've decided to resign but I'd prefer you to keep quiet about it. 我已決定辭職, 你先別聲張. (as) quiet as a `mouse making very little sound 不出聲; 無聲響. quiet, n [U]
1 state of being quiet; tranquillity 寂靜; 平靜
the quiet of the countryside 鄉村的寂靜
live in peace and quiet 過著平靜、 安定的生活.
2 (idm 習語). quiet, v [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sb/sth) (down) (esp US) become or make (sb/sth) quiet 安靜下來; 使（某人[某事物]）安靜, 平靜
quiet a frightened horse 使受驚的馬靜下來. quiet, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
Quiet, silent and calm can all be applied to both people and things and generallyindicate the absence of a quality rather than the presence of something. *quiet, silent, calm三詞用於人和事物均可, 通常指不具有某種性質, 而不指具有某種性質. A silent film has no speech and a silent machine makes no noise. *silent影片沒有言語, 而silent機器沒有噪聲. The opposite of reading silently (or to oneself) is reading aloud. 與reading silently（或to oneself）（默讀）相對的是reading aloud（讀出聲來）. Quiet can mean silent *quiet可意為silent
Quiet! Don't make any noise! 靜一靜! 不要出聲! It can also indicate a lack of disturbance 這個詞還可指沒有騷擾
a quiet road with few cars 沒有什麼汽車經過的平靜的道路.
Politicians must sometimes long for a quieter life. 政治家有時巴不得能過些清靜日子. The opposite of quiet music is loudmusic. 與quiet music（輕柔的音樂）相對的是loud music（喧鬧的音樂）. Still indicates the absence of movement *still意思是不動
Stand still! 站著別動! It may also suggest a lack of noise 這個詞也可指沒有噪聲
a still night after a stormy day 白天風暴過後的寂靜的夜晚. Acalm person shows no agitation in difficult circumstances.*calm形容人, 意為在困難情況下不慌里慌張. A calm sea has no, or only small, waves. *calm形容海洋, 意為沒有波浪或只有波紋.
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鵝(e)移到里面就相當(quite) 安靜了
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*['kwai?t]n. 安靜, 閑適, 平靜a. 安靜的, 靜止的, 寂靜的, 樸素的, 從容的, 暗中的vi. 平靜下來vt. 使平靜, 使平息, 使安心, 安慰【醫】 靜的, 無炎的, 平靜【經】 平靜的相關詞組: at quiet on the quiet do sth on the quiet keep quiet keep sth quiet
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dailyadj. 每日的，日常的;一日的;每日一次的;每個工作日的;
n. 日報;（不寄宿的）仆人，白天做家務的女傭;
adv. 每日;逐日;每周日;日復一日地;