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单词 quietly
释义
quietly
adverb
uk
/ˈkwaɪət.li/us
/ˈkwaɪət.li/
B1
without making muchnoise:
安静地，静悄悄地
Islippedquietly out of the backdoor.我悄悄地溜出了后门。
He is a quietlyspoken,thoughtfulman.他是个话语轻柔、体贴周到的人。
in a way that is notobviousto otherpeoplebecause you do not say much:
不声张地
He is quietlyconfidentthat there will be noproblemsthistime.他心里暗暗相信这次必定没有问题。
More examples
  • Hewaiteduntil hisdaughterwasasleep, thentiptoedquietly out of theroom.
  • Thelecturerspokeso quietly that he wasscarcelyaudibleat the back of thehall.
  • Sheturnedthedoorknoband quietlyopenedthedoor.
  • She had somemusicplayingquietly in thebackground.
  • Everyone wasworkingquietly when, all of asudden, Andrewstartedshoutingandswearing.
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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Not saying much
(Definition ofquietlyfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

quietly| American Dictionary

quietly
adverb
us
/ˈkwɑɪ·ɪt·li/

quietlyadverb(WITHOUT MAKING NOISE)

without making muchnoise:
"It’stime," he said quietly.

quietlyadverb(WITHOUT ATTRACTING ATTENTION)

withoutattractingattention:
Theairlinequietlyincreasedfaresby 10percent.
(Definition ofquietlyfrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofquietly

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In this apartment ad, a single woman in a casual outfit drinks coffee while listening to musicquietlyin her beautiful apartment.
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Most people browsed books but listenedquietlywhile doing so.
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As such, discourses of ' helpless victims ' could enable womenquietlybut persistently to undermine traditional expectations and make political gains.
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At some point in the 1950s, most manufacturersquietlyomitted the wheels.
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The seminarquietlyfinessed the definitional question, not without a few polite demurs.
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There's somethingquietlysatisfying about rescuing fine articles from obscurity and running together quite different arguments unexpectedly.
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The book makes an important contribution to the literature on a cohort that will not fadequietlyinto retirement.
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They acknowledge the veterans carrying the flags, who standquietly, nodding, growing weary of their burdens.
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Were theyquietlycompliant or did they show resistance, and, if so how was this resistance countered?
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In laboratories on either side of the continent, a small group of computer scientists wasquietlychanging the future of communications.
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Moreover, important works might circulate morequietlyin manuscript and even telling pamphlets might quickly sink into obscurity, only to be rediscovered later.
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We may be used to viewing art in silence, walkingquietlyfrom one room to another, but contemporary art is an exception.
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I participated in the activities, and either engaged in conversation with each participant or just sat with themquietly.
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She satquietly, hands folded in her lap.
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As they spokequietlyamong themselves, she could sense in some their unease; in some, anticipation; and, in others, desperation.
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