Silence
[ 'sa?l?ns ]
第1級
其它 Other
n. 沉默，無言，無表示，無聲，沉靜，肅靜，寂靜，緘默;無音信，失去聯系，忘卻，湮沒，無表示，無音訊;[樂]停止;
vt. 使安靜;使沉默;壓制;
?? 例句
He relapsed into a moody silence.
他又重新陷于憂郁的沉默中。
All my questions were met with silence from him.
我的所有問題他都拒不回答.
His silence may be construed as agreement.
他的沉默可能被解釋成同意。
I can't understand his silence on such an important matter.
我真不懂他對如此重要的事情竟閉口不談。
After a short silence, he ventured to look round at his companion.
在沉默片刻之后，他鼓起勇氣來望著對方。
?? 聯想助記
【記】※ si-拼音“四”,len-拼音“楞”,ce-拼音“側”:四個人愣在一側,一片沉默
※ si-拼音“死”,len-諧音“冷”,ce-拼音“廁所”:死人放在冰冷的廁所,那里很寂靜
? 同義詞
?? 反義詞
?? 牛津釋義
silence
n
1 [U] condition of being quiet or silent; absence of sound 寂靜; 無聲
the silence of the night 夜的寂靜
A scream shattered the silence. 一聲尖叫打破了寂靜.
In the library silence reigned, ie it was totally silent. 圖書館內十分安靜.
2
(a) [U] not speaking, answering sth spoken or written, making comments, etc; not mentioning sth or revealing a secret 沉默; 緘默; 默不作聲
All my questions were met with silence from him. 我的所有問題他都拒不回答.
The teacher's stern look reduced him to silence. 教師神情嚴肅, 他便靜了下來.
I can't understand her silence on this matter. 我不明白她為什麼對此事默不作聲.
I assume that your silence implies consent, ie that by saying nothing you are showing that you do not disagree. 我想你沉默即表示同意.
After a year's silence (ie a year during which she didn't write), I got a letter from her. 她沉默了一年之後, 又給我來了一封信.
They tried to buy his silence, ie to pay him not to reveal a secret. 他們想收買他讓他保持緘默（不泄露秘密）.
(b) [C] period during which sb is silent 沉默的一段時間
a conversation with many silences 時斷時續的交談
There was a brief silence, followed by uproar. 沉默片刻之後又喧囂起來了.
3 (idm 習語) in silence without speaking or making a sound; silently 安靜地; 無聲地
listen to sb in silence 靜靜地聽某人談話
The whole ceremony took place in complete silence. 舉行儀式的全過程中寂靜無聲. a pregnant pause/silence =>pregnant. ,silence is `golden (saying 諺) it is often best not to say anything 沉默是上策. silence, v [Tn]
cause (sb/sth) to be silent; cause to be quiet(er) 使（某人[某物]）沉默; 使安靜
try to silence a noisy crowd, a crying baby 設法使喧鬧的人群、 啼哭的嬰兒靜下來
silence one's critics, eg by doing sth they cannot criticize 使挑剔的人無話可說
silence the enemy's guns, eg by destroying them 把敵人的陣地摧毀
This insult silenced him completely. 他受此侮辱後一言不發了.
?? 考研助記
沉默死(si)冷(len-leng)廁(ce)無人知
?? 擴展釋義
*['sail?ns]n. 沉默, 無聲, 靜寂, 湮沒, 無聲息vt. 使緘默interj. 安靜【法】 緘默, 靜默, 無聲相關詞組: pass into silence put sb to silence break silence in silence keep silence
?? 同為「CET-4」詞匯
查看全部CET-4詞匯 ›??? 情景例句
I'll have apple pie with ice cream and jam sauce.
我要一份蘋果餅，淋上冰淇淋和果醬。
She never pitied me; she never praised me unless what I did was as good as that of the best of a normal person.
她從不憐憫我，她也從不表揚我，除非我所做的事像正常人干的那樣出色。
We were so excited, my brother and I, that we did not get to sleep until very late.
我們太激動，以至于我和我弟到很晚才睡得著。