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单词 silence
释义
silence
noun
uk
/ˈsaɪ.ləns/us
/ˈsaɪ.ləns/

silencenoun(QUIET)

B1[U]
aperiodwithout anysound;completequiet:
宁静；寂静
Aloudcrashofthunderbrokethe silence of thenight.一声炸雷打破了夜晚的宁静。
Silencereigned(= there wascompletesilence)in thechurch.教堂里一片寂静。
More examples
  • Theconductorwaitedfordeadsilence beforecommencingtheperformance.
  • After he hadspoken, adeathlysilence/hushfellon theroom.
  • In the silence of thenight, alonewolfhowled.
  • Ascreechofbrakesjarredthe silence.
  • The silence wasbrokenonly by thewhisperof theleavesin thegentlebreeze.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Silence & quiet
  • cricketsidiom
  • deafening
  • deafeningly
  • hush
  • inaudibly
  • keep it downidiom
  • keepsomethingdown
  • muffled
  • muted
  • quiet
  • quieten
  • silent
  • silently
  • soundlessly
  • subdued
  • trail
  • trail away/off
  • underyourbreathidiom
  • unmute
  • you could have heard a pin dropidiom
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silencenoun(NO SPEAKING)

B1[U]
astateof notspeakingor writing or making anoise:
无声；沉默；缄默
Thesoldierslistenedinsilence astheircaptaingave theorders.指挥官下达命令时，士兵们静静地听着。
"Silence!(= Stoptalking!)"shoutedtheteacher.“安静！”老师喊道。
Myrequestforhelpwasmetwithsilence(= Ireceivednoanswer).
Their mother'sangrywordsreducedthechildrentosilence.母亲生气的训斥让孩子们都默不作声了。
B2[C]
aperiodoftimein which there iscompletequietor nospeaking:
安静，无人说话
Theirconversationwaspunctuatedbyuncomfortablesilences.他们的会谈中不时出现令人难堪的沉默。
C2[UorC]
astateofrefusingtotalkabout something oranswerquestions, or astateof notcommunicating:
拒绝谈论（某事）；拒绝回答问题；不进行交流
Myrequestforhelpwasmetwithsilence(= Ireceivednoanswer).我的求助没有得到答复。
Her silenceabout/onwhat hadhappenedto hersurprisedeveryone.她对自己的遭遇保持沉默，这令每个人都感到吃惊。
I don'texpecttohearfrom her now, after threeyears' silence(= threeyearsin which she has notspokenor written to me).3年杳无音讯后，我如今不再指望能有她的消息。
More examples
  • Cistercianmonksandnunstake avowof silence.
  • He hasmaintainedadignifiedsilence about therumours.
  • Ajuryshould notinterpretthe silence of adefendantas asignofguilt.
  • No one couldthinkof anything more to say, and themeetinglapsedinto silence.
  • Welistenedin silence as thenamesof thedeadwerereadout.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Falling silent and not speaking
  • be (on) non-speakersidiom
  • bite
  • bitesomethingback
  • biteyourtongueidiom
  • button your lipidiom
  • clam
  • clam up
  • draw
  • have nothing to say foryourselfidiom
  • mouth
  • silence is goldenidiom
  • speak
  • speechless
  • speechlessly
  • speechlessness
  • stick
  • stick insomeone'sthroatidiom
  • tongue-tied
  • unavowed
  • wordless
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Silence & quiet

Idiom

silence is golden
silence
verb[T]
uk
/ˈsaɪ.ləns/us
/ˈsaɪ.ləns/
to make someone or something bequiet:
使安静；使沉默
Theteacherraisedhisvoiceto silence theclass(= to make themstoptalking).老师提高嗓门让学生们安静下来。
Herremarkabout hisappearancecompletelysilenced him(= made himunabletoanswer).她对他外貌的评价使他哑口无言。
figurativeThe enemy'sgunswere silenced(= made tostopfiring)in asurpriseattack.突袭让敌人的枪炮停止射击。
topreventsomeone fromexpressingtheirviewsor fromcriticizingoropposingsomeone:
阻止（某人）表达意见；压制批评
Bigcompaniesfilelawsuitsto silencetheircritics.大公司通过诉讼来压制批评的声音。
The more theytryto silence us, the more we willspeakout.他们越是想让我们沉默，我们就越会公开表达意见。
Al Capone silenced hisopponentsbykillingthem.阿尔‧卡彭杀死了对手，让他们永远地闭嘴。
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Falling silent and not speaking
  • be (on) non-speakersidiom
  • bite
  • bitesomethingback
  • biteyourtongueidiom
  • button your lipidiom
  • clam
  • clam up
  • draw
  • have nothing to say foryourselfidiom
  • mouth
  • silence is goldenidiom
  • speak
  • speechless
  • speechlessly
  • speechlessness
  • stick
  • stick insomeone'sthroatidiom
  • tongue-tied
  • unavowed
  • wordless
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Preventing and impeding
(Definition ofsilencefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

silence| American Dictionary

silence
noun
us
/ˈsɑɪ·ləns/

silencenoun(QUIET)

[U]
anabsenceofsound;completequiet:
Aprofoundsilencespreaditself through thesleepinghouse.

silencenoun(NO SPEAKING)

[C/U]
astateof notspeakingor makingnoise:
[U]The two menatein silence andlistenedtotrafficswishingpast on thehighway.
[C]Herquestionwasfollowedby alongsilence(= alongperiodoftimein which no onespoke).
silence
verb[T]
us
/ˈsɑɪ·ləns/

silenceverb[T](STOP FROM SPEAKING)

tostopsomeone fromspeakingor fromcriticizing:
Successfulactioncould silence the administration’scritics.
(Definition ofsilencefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsilence

silence
In spite of claims by the editor to national representation, many voices are silenced by their absences.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The article shows how through a series of assumptions the doubts regarding the programme were silenced and the narrative upheld.
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He and his fiddle are silent, silenced by noise.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Her portrayal of individual lone stars, in the heavenly constellations, is punctuated by silences, most ominously.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The song ends brusquely as the realization of being in love silences the singer, and wittily interrupts the expected conclusion.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Our approach explains why there is a limit on consonant clusters : the intervening empty vocalic positions have to be silenced.
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In memoirs the silences and the ellipses are as instructive as the narrative.
From theCambridge English Corpus
What is more, neither version of the silencing argument actually rests on liberal premises, as purported.
From theCambridge English Corpus
There are no silences between words in continuous speech that serve to separate lexical tokens as do spaces on the printed page.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Rate of gene silencing at duplicate loci : a theoretical study and interpretation of data from tetraploid fishes.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The precise mechanisms underlying imprinting, paramutation and transposon silencing remain elusive, and these processes are currently viewed as separate phenomena.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The problem here was that the noise of battle could not be so easily silenced.
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Families and loved ones must not be silenced.
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However, its aftermath represents one of the great silences in the literature.
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In other words, what the historian chooses to tell inevitably sanctions some voices while silencing others.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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Collocationswithsilence

silence

These are words often used in combination withsilence.

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absolute silence
So on the first occasion that they were ever performed to an audience, the closing moments of the drama were presented inabsolutesilence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
awkward silence
Anawkwardsilencefollows, and the spectators shuffle out of the hall.
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complete silence
There is a fluid mix of groupings of speakers, and multiple floors are evident throughout, but there rarely iscompletesilence.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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