单词详解

1. n.

A. [U] 无声，寂静 (the absence of sound)

There was nothing but silence in the classroom. 教室内声息全无，一片寂静。

The silence was broken by a loud cry. 宁静被一声喊叫所打破。

  The night is silence in the country. 乡村的夜晚是寂静的。

B. [U] 沉默，默不作声 [the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking)]
Jane first broke the silence. 简首先打破沉默。

  Speech is silver, silence is gold. 雄辩是银，沉默是金。

C. [U] (对于某事的) 缄默，不提，不谈 [(+on)] (the trait of keeping things secret)
I can't understand his silence on such an important matter.
我真不懂他对如此重要的事情竟闭口不谈。

2. vt.

使沉默，使哑口无言，使安静 ( cause to be quiet or not talk)
The teacher tried to silence the pupils. 老师设法让学生们安静下来。

The speaker tried to silence the angry crowd. 讲话者试图使愤怒的人群安静下来。

相关词组

1. in silence 沉默地，无声地

  I have to study in silence or I can’t think. 我必须在安静的环境中学习，否则我不能思考。

2. keep silence  保持沉默

They all wanted to keep silence over the matter. 他们都想对那件事保持沉默。

3. look sb. into silence 用眼神让某人安静下来

The teacher looked him to silence. 老师用眼神示意他安静下来。

相关单词

  过去式：silenced

过去分词：silenced

现在分词：silencing

第三人称单数：silences