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单词 silently
释义
silently
adverb
uk
/ˈsaɪ.lənt.li/us
/ˈsaɪ.lənt.li/

silentlyadverb(WITH NO SOUND)

B2
withouttalkingor making anynoise:
无语地，无言地，安静地，默默地
Sheweptsilently into ahandkerchief.她捂着手帕默默地哭泣。
More examples
  • We allatesilently.
  • Otherfamilymemberssatsilently in thecourtroom.
  • Silently, fromacrosstheroad, theywatchedwho came and went.
  • Aftermonthsof silentlypiningfor her, hemusteredthecouragetotalkto her at aparty.
  • Silentlyrepeatthestatementwhenevertheproblemarises.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Silence & quiet
  • cricketsidiom
  • deafening
  • deafeningly
  • hush
  • inaudibly
  • keep it downidiom
  • keepsomethingdown
  • muted
  • quiet
  • quieten
  • quietly
  • silent
  • soundless
  • soundlessly
  • subdued
  • trail
  • trail away/off
  • underyourbreathidiom
  • unmute
  • you could have heard a pin dropidiom
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silentlyadverb(NOT NOTICED)

If somethinghappenssilently,especiallysomethingbad, you do notnoticethat it ishappening:
Researchshowsthat Alzheimer'sdiseasedevelopssilently over adecadeorlongerbeforecausingsymptoms.
See
silent
More examples
  • Inflation could silentlyerodeyourpurchasingpower.
  • Theydeclarethat thediseasemay bedormant, ordevelopsilently, for twenty or thirtyyearsbeforemanifesting.
  • Hepatitis C canexistsymptom-free fordecades, silentlydamagingyourliver.
  • Dryrotwas silentlyerodingtheirownfloorboards.
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Unaware
  • be in the darkidiom
  • be on another planetidiom
  • benighted
  • blind spot
  • blindly
  • blindness
  • foggy
  • Goodness/God/Heaven/Christ knowsidiom
  • illiterate
  • in blissful ignoranceidiom
  • innumeracy
  • innumerate
  • insensate
  • lost
  • stump
  • unacquainted
  • unattuned
  • unawakened
  • unaware
  • unawareness
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(Definition ofsilentlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)
silently
adverb
uk
/ˈsaɪ.lənt.li/us
/ˈsaɪ.lənt.li/

silentlyadverb(WITH NO SOUND)

B2
withouttalkingor making anynoise
无语地，无言地，安静地，默默地
Sheweptsilently into ahandkerchief.她捂着手帕默默地哭泣。
More examples
  • We allatesilently.
  • Otherfamilymemberssatsilently in thecourtroom.
  • Silently, fromacrosstheroad, theywatchedwho came and went.
  • Aftermonthsof silentlypiningfor her, hemusteredthecouragetotalkto her at aparty.
  • Silentlyrepeatthestatementwhenevertheproblemarises.

silently| American Dictionary

silently
adverb
us
/ˈsɑɪ·lənt·li/

silentlyadverb(WITHOUT SPEAKING)

withoutspeaking, or only in themind:
Afterlosing, the USplayerswalkedoff thefieldsilently.

silentlyadverb(QUIETLY)

without anysound;quietly:
Silently, hecreptup thestairs.
(Definition ofsilentlyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsilently

silently
If we understood the matter at the right level of detail, it could reveal that a childsilentlyconsiders and rejects 20 grammars a day.
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Silently, they repudiated humanity's lingering claims to special privilege inside a universe no longer ordered by theology.
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They addressed him formerly and would standsilentlybefore him waiting until he granted permission to speak.
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For this task, childrensilentlyread short sentences as quickly as possible and judged their semantic correctness.
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This is to allow those not interested to passsilentlythrough without activating a response.
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Theysilentlyaccepted my o^er, climbing into the back of my car and politely indicating where they wanted to descend.
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Instead of introducing an explicit inference rule, we make this stepsilentlywhenever appropriate in order to avoid excessive syntactic baggage.
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Here it would appear that the stranger was readingsilentlyto begin with, but that courtesy demanded that she read aloud when asked.
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Movies make the learner's articulatory organs work even when the learner is merely watching the moviessilently.
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She viewed him assilentlyarrogating to himself the status of head of the household, while demoting her to that of a mere dependent.
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There need have been no signs in the arm; the bacteraemia could havesilentlygained ascendancy.
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Silentlythe economists retreated in the face of the facts, and population came to be regarded as outside the economic paradigm.
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Writing that was intended to be readsilentlydeveloped distinctive vocabulary, grammar, and punctuation.
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Well, if there wasn't music we'd be doing homeworksilently.
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Nevertheless, for the most part, orthopedists (and patients) complysilentlywith this regulation in order to avoid painful conflicts or endless hassles.
From theCambridge English Corpus
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