silenced
past simple and past participle ofsilence
| 单词 | silenced |
| 释义 | silenced past simple and past participle ofsilence silence verb[T] uk/ˈsaɪ.ləns/us/ˈsaɪ.ləns/to make someone or something bequiet: Theteacherraisedhisvoiceto silence theclass(= to make themstoptalking). Herremarkabout hisappearancecompletelysilenced him(= made himunabletoanswer). figurativeThe enemy'sgunswere silenced(= made tostopfiring)in asurpriseattack. topreventsomeone fromexpressingtheirviewsor fromcriticizingoropposingsomeone: Bigcompaniesfilelawsuitsto silencetheircritics. The more theytryto silence us, the more we willspeakout. Al Capone silenced hisopponentsbykillingthem. Falling silent and not speaking
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Preventing and impeding Examplesofsilencedsilenced In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. At many regional exchanges, such differences weresilencedto circumvent conflict between the participants. From theCambridge English Corpus The piece provides an opportunity to give recognition and support - space - to voices that have beensilenced. From theCambridge English Corpus But if revolution concealed behind picturesque landscape orsilencedby local color might appeal to the censor, it still presented its own problems. From theCambridge English Corpus For this highly individualistic reevaluation and the agency shown, she gets punished orsilencedfor ever. From theCambridge English Corpus In spite of claims by the editor to national representation, many voices aresilencedby their absences. From theCambridge English Corpus The article shows how through a series of assumptions the doubts regarding the programme weresilencedand the narrative upheld. From theCambridge English Corpus He and his fiddle are silent,silencedby noise. From theCambridge English Corpus A is not balanced andsilencedby having met his match. From theCambridge English Corpus What is oftensilencedin an individual who has been traumatized is given voice through music. From theCambridge English Corpus Too often we have had no choice but to listen to the doctors because their patients have beensilenced. From theCambridge English Corpus One becomes a victim when one's genre of discourse has beensilenced. From theCambridge English Corpus Our approach explains why there is a limit on consonant clusters : the intervening empty vocalic positions have to besilenced. From theCambridge English Corpus The problem here was that the noise of battle could not be so easilysilenced. From theCambridge English Corpus Families and loved ones must not besilenced. From theCambridge English Corpus But many traumas experienced by young children aresilenced. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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