| 单词 | silence |
| 释义 | DEFINITIVE EXAMPLES 权威例句〔-walled〕The police say they met the usual wall of silence.警方称他们像往常一样碰了壁，没人吭气。柯林斯高阶〔ASHAMED〕Many people have been shamed into silence when it comes to discussing their sex lives. 谈到性生活，许多人都羞于启齿。朗文写作活用〔LONG〕There was a protracted silence, after which Lydia said quietly, ‘I'm to inherit all the money -- you'll get nothing.’ 一阵久久的沉默之后，莉迪娅静静地说：“我要继承所有的钱——你一分也拿不到。朗文写作活用〔NERVOUS〕After the speech there was an uneasy silence and nobody clapped. 演讲结束之后席上一片寂静，令人很不自在，也没人鼓掌。朗文写作活用〔POLITE〕They waited in respectful silence as the funeral procession went past. 送葬队伍经过时，他们一言不发毕恭毕敬地等待着。朗文写作活用〔QUIET〕I opened my mouth to speak but she silenced me with an angry look. 我开口想说话，可是她愤怒地瞪了我一眼，使我静了下来。朗文写作活用〔QUIET〕We drank our coffee in silence. 我们一声不响地喝着咖啡。朗文写作活用〔SAY〕Silence, please. Mr Bennett is about to make an announcement. 请大家安静，贝内特先生有事要宣布。朗文写作活用〔SOUND〕The tissue paper rustled in the silence as she unwrapped the gift. 她拆着礼物，寂静中只有绵纸窸窸窣窣地响。朗文写作活用〔STOP〕Suddenly, the cheering stopped and there was a deathly silence. 突然，欢呼声停了，出现了一片死寂。朗文写作活用〔STOP〕The Mafia uses threats of physical violence or death to silence any opposition. 黑手党用暴力或死亡作威胁，把任何反对的声音压下去。朗文写作活用〔STUPID/SILLY〕Penny began an inane conversation about the book she was reading to fill the silence. 为了打破沉默，彭妮无聊地说起她正在看的一本书来打开话匣子。朗文写作活用〔TAKE〕In silence, Roland led the way back to the car. 罗兰默不作声地带路走回停车的地方。朗文写作活用〔absent-minded〕Now and then he would become absent-minded and lapse into silence.他会不时显出心不在焉的样子,陷入沉默。英汉大词典〔admission〕Her silence was taken as an admission of guilt/defeat.她的沉默被认为是承认自己有罪／失败。剑桥高阶〔argumentative〕His silence is argumentative of guilt.他的沉默表示他有罪。英汉大词典〔at〕I was uneasy at her silence.我因她沉默而不安。英汉大词典〔awe into〕The children were awed into silence by the schoolmaster.孩子们被校长吓得说不出话来。21世纪英汉〔awe into〕The little girl was awed into silence.那小女孩被吓得不敢做声了。21世纪英汉〔awe〕The audience was awed into silence by her stunning performance.她的出色表演令观众叹为观止，大家都屏气凝神地欣赏。剑桥高阶〔bed〕She lay in bed for a time, listening to the silence.她在床上躺了一会儿, 倾听寂静中的声响。外研社新世纪〔be〕At last she stopped searching for words and let silence be.她终于不再无话找话,干脆一声不吭算了。英汉大词典〔break〕Breaking a ten-year silence, he has talked for the first time about his wife's suicide.他打破了10年的沉默，第一次谈起他妻子的自杀。麦克米伦高阶〔break〕Eventually someone spoke, breaking the silence.最后终于有人开口打破了沉默。剑桥高阶〔break〕Hardly a sound broke the sleepy summer silence.几乎没有一点声音打破夏日令人昏昏欲睡的寂静。麦克米伦高阶〔break〕The silence was broken by a loud scream.一声尖叫打破了寂静。朗文当代〔burst〕The silence was broken by a sudden burst of laughter from the back of the room.房间后部突然发出的笑声打破了沉寂。外研社新世纪〔calumny〕Calumnies are answered best with silence.对诬陷之词的最好回答是沉默不理。英汉大词典〔chortle〕There was silence for a moment, then Larry began chortling like an idiot.先是一阵沉默，然后拉里像个白痴似的呵呵笑起来。柯林斯高阶〔conspiracy〕Detectives have run into a conspiracy of silence in the tight-knit communities of the peninsula.侦探们发现这个半岛上关系密切的各群体达成了保持缄默的协定。外研社新世纪〔conspiracy〕There is a conspiracy of silence about the killer (= nobody will say what they know).杀人凶手是谁，没有人会说出来。牛津搭配〔counterbalance〕The accused's right to silence was a vital counterbalance to the powers of the police.被告人的沉默权对警方的权力是一种至关重要的抗衡。牛津高阶〔counter〕The bartender wiped down the counter in silence.酒吧招待默不作声地把柜台擦干净了。牛津搭配〔deadly〕A deadly silence followed her announcement.她宣布之后一片死寂。麦克米伦高阶〔deadly〕We sat in deadly silence.我们默不作声地坐着。牛津高阶〔deafening〕A silence or lack of response that reveals something significant, such as disapproval or a lack of enthusiasm.震耳欲聋的安静：透露某种重要的事的安静或不回答，例如不同意或缺乏热诚美国传统〔deafening〕This wonderful piece of news was greeted with a deafening silence from the press.这条新闻如此精彩, 新闻界却完全对其置之不理。外研社新世纪〔deafening〕When we ask people for suggestions, we get a deafening silence.当我们向人们征求意见的时候, 大家却鸦雀无声, 毫无反应。外研社新世纪〔deathly〕There was a deathly silence in the courtroom法庭上一片死寂。外研社新世纪〔deepen〕The mystery was deepened by her silence.她的沉默使得这种神秘感更浓了。韦氏高阶〔dejected〕They sat in silence, looking tired and dejected.他们一声不吭地坐着，看上去又累又沮丧。麦克米伦高阶〔deliberate〕There was silence while she deliberated on his words.她在掂量他的话时一片沉默。朗文当代〔descend〕Total silence descended.万籁俱寂。麦克米伦高阶〔die away〕The noise died away and silence reigned.嘈杂声渐渐消失, 四周又恢复了寂静。外研社新世纪〔dignified〕Mr Smith is maintaining a dignified silence.史密斯先生庄重地保持着沉默。柯林斯高阶〔disconcert〕Her sudden silence disconcerted me.她的突然沉默使我心慌意乱。麦克米伦高阶〔discreet〕He maintained a discreet silence.他审慎地保持沉默。韦氏高阶〔dwindle〕My voice dwindled into silence.我的声音越来越微弱,到最后一点也听不见了。英汉大词典〔ear〕In the silence everyone seemed to be aware of listening ears.在寂静中，大家似乎都觉得有人在偷听。牛津搭配〔emptiness〕The silence and emptiness of the house did not scare her.房子的空寂并未使她感到害怕。牛津高阶〔end〕There was silence at the other end of the line.电话那头没有声音。柯林斯高阶〔ensue〕A brief but embarrassing silence ensued.紧接着是短暂却令人难堪的沉默。柯林斯高阶〔eternal〕The silence was eternal.寂静似乎漫长得没有尽头。麦克米伦高阶〔evident〕The silence of the forest was made evident by the occasional snap of a twig.偶尔的树枝折断声凸显了森林的寂静。牛津搭配〔eye〕A crowd of local children gathered around, eying us in silence.当地的一群孩子聚集在周围，默不作声地打量着我们。朗文当代〔fall〕A silence fell on the whole group.整个小组变得鸦雀无声。外研社新世纪〔fall〕A long silence fell between us.我俩沉默了很长时间。朗文当代〔floor〕Silence, please, the prime minister has the floor.请安静，首相要发言了。剑桥高阶〔follow〕There followed a short silence.接着沉默了一会儿。牛津高阶〔glum〕After dinner, Kate lapsed into a glum silence .吃过晚饭后，凯特闷声不吭。朗文当代〔greet〕Complete silence greeted us as we entered the room.我们走进房间，迎接我们的是一片寂静。朗文当代〔greet〕They greeted the question with silence.他们对那问题报以缄默。英汉大词典〔guilt〕I took his silence as an admission of guilt.我认为他沉默就是承认自己有错。牛津搭配〔hand〕They walked hand in hand in silence up the path.他们手拉手，默默地沿着小路走去。朗文当代〔hear out〕MPs heard him out in silence.议员们沉默着听他把话讲完。外研社新世纪〔heavily〕Silence hung heavily in the room.房间里寂若死灰。牛津高阶〔homeward〕We drove homewards in silence.我们默默地开车回家。牛津高阶〔imply〕His silence implied consent.他的缄默表示同意。英汉大词典〔incredulous〕There was a brief, incredulous silence.有一段短暂的、充满怀疑的沉默。外研社新世纪〔infer〕I inferred from his silence that he was angry about my decision.从他的沉默不语我推断他对我的决定感到生气。韦氏高阶〔interval〕There was a long interval of silence.有一段长时间的沉默。外研社新世纪〔lag〕Conversation lagged and the silences got longer.谈兴渐衰,冷场越来越长。英汉大词典〔lapse into〕She muttered something unintelligible and lapsed into silence.她嘴里不知咕哝了些什么, 然后陷入了沉默。外研社新世纪〔lapse into〕The crowd lapsed into silence.人群安静了下来。韦氏高阶〔listen〕We listened in silence as the names of the dead were read out.宣读死者的名字时我们都默默地听着。剑桥高阶〔long〕There was a long silence before she spoke.沉默了很长时间她才开口。牛津高阶〔look〕Only one man tried to help us, the rest just looked on in silence.只有一个人设法帮助我们，其余的人都只是袖手旁观，默不吭声。朗文当代〔make-up〕There was some fatal flaw in his makeup, and as time went on he lapsed into long silences or became off-hand.他的性格有致命的缺陷，随着时间的推移，他陷入了久久的沉默，或者变得漠然。柯林斯高阶〔mass murder〕The regime tried to silence dissent with a programme of mass murder.当权政府试图通过大屠杀来压制反对的声音。剑桥高阶〔memory〕The congress opened with a minute's silence in memory of those who died in the struggle.代表大会开幕时进行了一分钟的默哀，以怀念在斗争中牺牲的人。柯林斯高阶〔misinterpret〕She had misinterpreted his silence as anger.她把他的沉默误解成生气。朗文当代〔mistake〕Don't mistake her silence for lack of interest.不要误以为她沉默不语是缺少兴趣。21世纪英汉〔moment〕There was a moment of silence.出现了片刻的沉默。牛津搭配〔noisily〕It might, at last, silence the small but noisy intellectual clique.它可能最终会使这个聒噪的知识分子小圈子安静下来。柯林斯高阶〔now〕Any moment now the silence will be broken.寂静随时会被打破。柯林斯高阶〔numb〕We sat there in silence, numbed by the shock of her death.我们默默地坐在那里发愣，因为她的死使我们感到震惊。牛津高阶〔pall〕The pall of silence fell upon us again.我们再度被沉默所笼罩。英汉大词典〔pass over〕They seem to think her crimes should be passed over in silence.他们似乎认为应该对她的罪行保持沉默。柯林斯高阶〔peace〕Used as a greeting or farewell, and as a request for silence.静一下，不要吵：用作欢迎或道别语及请求安静等美国传统〔peal〕A sudden peal of bells broke the silence.突然响起的铃声打破了寂静。朗文当代〔peter out〕They started up fragments of conversation which petered out into nervous silence.他们开始断断续续地谈话, 后来就陷入了令人紧张的沉默。外研社新世纪〔plod along〕As they plodded along, his silence began to get on her nerves.两人缓缓地走着, 他的沉默令她心烦意乱。外研社新世纪〔puff〕Kinane sat in silence, puffing thoughtfully at his pipe.基南默默地坐着，若有所思地抽着烟斗。朗文当代〔rap〕He rapped on the table and called for silence.他敲了敲桌子, 叫大家安静。外研社新世纪〔read〕Silence must not always be read as consent.不能总是将沉默理解为同意。牛津高阶〔reflective〕After another reflective silence he answered.再一次沉思默想之后,他便作了回答。英汉大词典〔reign〕Silence reigned while we waited for news.我们在等待消息的时候鸦雀无声。朗文当代〔relapse〕Annie shook her head and relapsed into silence again.安妮摇了摇头，就又一言不发了。麦克米伦高阶〔resentfully〕He turned away in sullen, resentful silence.他闷闷不乐、心怀怨恨、一言不发地转过身去了。柯林斯高阶〔respectful〕There was a respectful two-minute silence as we remembered the soldiers who had died in the war.在纪念战争中阵亡将士的仪式上，我们心怀崇敬默哀两分钟。剑桥高阶〔respectful〕They listened in respectful silence.他们一声不吭，都很恭敬地听着。朗文当代〔roll〕There was silence as the cameras started to roll.摄影机开始转动，大家安静了下来。朗文当代〔rule〕Silence ruled in the hall.大厅里寂静无声。21世纪英汉〔shame into〕He would not let neighbours shame him into silence.邻居们试图让他自感羞愧而从此闭口, 他是不会乖乖就范的。外研社新世纪〔shame〕He would not let neighbours shame him into silence.邻居们试图想让他自感羞愧而从此闭口，他是不会乖乖就范的。柯林斯高阶〔shocked〕For a few minutes she stood in shocked silence .有好几分钟，她惊愕地站着，一言不发。朗文当代〔shocked〕He stood in shocked silence after hearing the news.听到消息后，他站在那里惊愕得说不出话来。韦氏高阶〔shock〕She was shocked into silence.她受到震惊而陷于沉默。文馨英汉〔silence〕A heavy silence lingered in the air.令人压抑的沉寂弥漫在空气中。牛津搭配〔silence〕A long silence followed her reply.她回答之后是长时间的寂静。韦氏高阶〔silence〕Barnes has failed to silence his critics.巴恩斯未能封住批评者的口。朗文当代〔silence〕Big companies file lawsuits to silence their critics.大公司通过诉讼来压制批评的声音。剑桥高阶〔silence〕Countries throughout Europe held a three minutes' silence.欧洲各国都举行了三分钟默哀仪式。牛津搭配〔silence〕Efforts to silence opposition have so far been unsuccessful.对反对派言论的压制目前来说还远未成功。麦克米伦高阶〔silence〕Even these improvements to the service failed to silence a grumbling chorus of complaints.即使对服务作了这些改进也不能平息一片抱怨声。牛津搭配〔silence〕Gary decided to break his silence about his son's suffering.加里决定不再对儿子的遭遇保持沉默。外研社新世纪〔silence〕He lapsed into a sullen silence.他气鼓鼓的，一言不发。牛津搭配〔silence〕He thought for a moment, the silence lengthening.他想了一会儿，又是一阵沉默。牛津搭配〔silence〕Her silence on the subject has been interpreted as a sign of guilt.她对此事的缄默被视为愧疚的表示。麦克米伦高阶〔silence〕Her question was met with an uneasy silence.她的提问遭遇了一阵令人局促不安的冷场。牛津搭配〔silence〕Her scream was abruptly silenced.她的尖叫声戛然而止。牛津搭配〔silence〕His forceful arguments reduced his opponent to silence.他的有力论据驳得对手哑口无言。英汉大词典〔silence〕I need absolute silence when I'm working.我工作时需要绝对的安静。牛津高阶〔silence〕It's obvious that the purpose of this law is to silence dissent.很明显，这项法律的目的在于压制异议。韦氏高阶〔silence〕Janet invited LaToya to a recording studio in Minneapolis last week in an attempt to end the three-year silence between the pair.珍妮特上周邀请拉托亚去明尼阿波利斯的一处录音棚, 试图和昔日的搭档在断绝来往三年后重新恢复联系。外研社新世纪〔silence〕Jean's silence on the subject was unnerving.琼闭口不谈这个问题令人不安。英汉大词典〔silence〕Lewis finally broke the long silence between them.最后刘易斯打破了他们之间长时间的沉默。牛津搭配〔silence〕My request for help was met with silence (= I received no answer).我的求助没有得到答复。剑桥高阶〔silence〕Once again the answer was a deafening silence (=a very noticeable refusal to discuss something) .又一次用彻底的沉默来回答。朗文当代〔silence〕Police silenced the crowd.警方使人群安静了下来。韦氏高阶〔silence〕She silenced the feeling of guilt.她强自压下心头的负疚感。英汉大词典〔silence〕She breathed deeply, savouring the silence.她深深地吸了口气，细细品味着这宁静。柯林斯高阶〔silence〕She finally ended her silence and spoke to the media about what happened.她最终打破沉默，开口对媒体讲述了所发生的一切。韦氏高阶〔silence〕She lapsed into silence again.她又沉默下来。牛津高阶〔silence〕The President's firm speech failed to silence opposition.总统的强硬讲话未能压制反对意见。英汉大词典〔silence〕The boys were stunned into silence by this news.男孩子们听到这消息惊得说不出话来。牛津搭配〔silence〕The more they try to silence us, the more we will speak out.他们越是想让我们沉默，我们就越会公开表达意见。剑桥高阶〔silence〕The rest of the trip passed in relative silence.剩下的旅程相对安静地度过了。牛津搭配〔silence〕The shock silenced him completely.他惊得哑口无言。柯林斯高阶〔silence〕The silencer is supposed to silence the engine noise.据说消音器是用来消除引擎的噪声的。牛津同义词〔silence〕Their mother's angry words reduced the children to silence.母亲生气的训斥让孩子们都默不作声了。剑桥高阶〔silence〕There seems to have been a deliberate silence from the newspapers.报界似乎故意对此事保持沉默。牛津搭配〔silence〕There was a moment's silence before she replied.片刻沉寂后她才作答。牛津搭配〔silence〕There was an awkward silence after he confessed his love for her.他向她表明爱意之后，两人陷入了一阵尴尬的沉默。韦氏高阶〔silence〕They ate their breakfast in silence.他们默不作声地吃了早饭。牛津搭配〔sinister〕I found his silence faintly sinister.他默不作声，令我感到有些不妙。牛津搭配〔sit〕We sat in silence for a few moments.我们默默地坐了一会儿。牛津搭配〔sleeper〕Only the snores of the sleepers broke the silence of the house.只有睡觉的人发出的鼾声打破了屋内的寂静。牛津高阶〔sound〕The creaking of the hinges sounded very loud in that silence.合页的吱嘎声在一片寂静中听上去很响。外研社新世纪〔speak〕After an hour of silence,our guns spoke.经过一个小时的沉寂之后，我们的大炮发出了轰鸣声。21世纪英汉〔stony〕He drove us home in stony silence.他开车送我们回家，一路冷冰冰地一言不发。柯林斯高阶〔stony〕They listened to him in stony silence.他们冷漠地静静听他讲。牛津高阶〔stunned〕His announcement did not produce any immediate cheers, only a stunned silence while the words sank in.他的声明并没有当即引起什么欢呼，人们在领会了他的话后，只有一片令人意想不到的沉默。柯林斯高阶〔stun〕The guests were stunned into silence.客人们惊愕万分，一片哑然。牛津搭配〔sulky〕Katherine sat in a sulky silence.凯瑟琳闷闷不乐地坐着，一声不响。朗文当代〔sullen〕Bill sat in sullen silence and refused to eat his lunch.比尔一声不响，闷闷不乐地坐着，不肯吃午饭。朗文当代〔sullen〕She sat in sullen silence.她闷闷不乐地坐着。韦氏高阶〔surround〕Silence and secrecy surround the murder.沉默和隐秘围绕着这桩谋杀案。朗文当代〔take〕Don't take silence for approval.不要把沉默误认为是同意美国传统〔the worm turns〕It seems the worm has turned - after years of silence local people are beginning to protest about waste emissions from the factory.看来老实人被逼急了也要反抗——经过多年的沉默之后，当地的人们开始抗议那家工厂的废物排放了。剑桥高阶〔theatricality〕There was no theatricality in her long silence.她长时间的沉默里没有刻意表演的成分。外研社新世纪〔theatrically〕There was no theatricality in her long silence.她沉默了很长时间，这并非在做戏。柯林斯高阶〔then〕Richard Strauss, then 76 years old, suffered through the war years in silence.理查德·施特劳斯当时已 76 岁，默默地熬过了战争岁月。柯林斯高阶〔throng〕A patient throng was waiting in silence.耐心的人群正默默地等候着。英汉大词典〔thunderous〕The silence was thunderous. Nobody dared look at anyone else.沉默中酝酿着风暴。没有人敢朝别人看一眼。英汉大词典〔tick〕In the silence we could hear the clock ticking.寂静中，我们能听到钟表滴答作响。牛津高阶〔tongueless〕Former President Kennedy had been sleeping in the tongueless silence of the dreamless dust for nine years.前总统肯尼迪已在无梦可寻的尘土中默默无言地安睡了9年了。英汉大词典〔total〕They sat in almost total silence the whole evening.他们整晚坐着，几乎没人吭声。麦克米伦高阶〔traditionally〕Quaker meetings are traditionally held in silence.传统上，贵格会教徒的祈祷会要安静地举行。剑桥高阶〔uncomfortable〕A long uncomfortable silence followed.接着是长时间的令人不安的沉默。麦克米伦高阶〔unnatural〕An unnatural silence filled the classroom.教室里异常安静。麦克米伦高阶〔uplifted〕They stood in silence, their uplifted faces expressing their joy.他们站着没出声,抬起的脸部流露出欢乐的神情。英汉大词典〔veil〕Silence veils the land.大地一片寂静。英汉大词典〔veil〕The chilling facts behind this veil of silence were slow to emerge.沉默背后的骇人真相慢慢显露出来。柯林斯高阶〔voice〕His deep voice cut through the silence.他低沉的声音打破了静寂。牛津搭配〔wait〕He asked after a waited silence.他不出声地等了一会儿才问。英汉大词典〔wall〕The police say they met the usual wall of silence.警方称他们像往常一样碰了壁, 问谁都不作声。外研社新世纪〔watch〕They could only watch in silence as their possessions were taken away.他们只能眼睁睁地看着自己的财物被拿走。牛津搭配〔widen〕Silence widened around us.我们的周围越来越静。英汉大词典Silence, please, the Prime Minister has the floor (=has the right to speak).诸位，请安静，首相要发言了。剑桥国际A tongue-tied silence was suddenly broken. 突然，沉默无言的局面被打破了。译典通Al Capone silenced his opponents (= prevented them from opposing him) by killing them.阿尔·卡波内靠杀死对手来使他们沉默。剑桥国际He attempted a joke, but it was received in silence.他试着开了一个玩笑，但得到的反应只是沉默。剑桥国际Her silence implied consent. 她的沉默意味著同意。译典通Her remarks produced an awkward silence.她的讲话引起了一阵尴尬的沉默。剑桥国际His silence was tantamount to a refusal. 他的沉默就等于拒绝。译典通If you're not happy with it, you should complain. Don't just suffer in silence (= without saying anything).如果你觉得不愉快你就说出来。别闷在肚子里。剑桥国际In the silence of the night, a lone wolf howled.深夜的寂静中，一头孤狼嗥叫着。剑桥国际Most church leaders have kept a discreet silence during this war.大多数的教会领袖在这场战争期间小心翼翼地保持了沉默。剑桥国际Most of her comments were met with a stony silence.她的大多数评论根本没引起反响。剑桥国际My sleep/exam was disturbed (= the silence was interrupted) by the noise of the traffic.车来车往的噪音干扰我睡觉/考试。剑桥国际On Remembrance Sunday every year in Britain there is a one minute's silence in honour of those killed in the two world wars.英国每年的荣军纪念星期日里，有一分钟的静默用以向两次世界大战中的死难者致哀。剑桥国际Quaker meetings are often held in silence.贵格教派的会议常常是在沉默中进行的。剑桥国际She silenced him with a glare and a hiss.她向他瞪了一眼并嘘了一声，让他安静下来。剑桥国际The expectant audience waited in silence for the show to begin.满怀期待的观众默默地等待着演出开始。剑桥国际The professor pored over the picture book in silence. 教授默默地凝视著画册。译典通The woman kept a respectful silence. 那位妇人恭敬地保持著沉默。译典通There was a dead silence after the announcement. 宣布后接著而来的是一片死寂。译典通There was a long silence after she had finished speaking.在她讲话后有很长的一段静默。剑桥国际There was a shocked silence as people tried to take in what had happened.人们因为震惊而沉默，想努力接受已发生的事实。剑桥国际 |
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