名詞 n.
1.無聲,寂靜[U][S1]
The silence was broken by a loud cry.
寧靜被一聲喊叫所打破.
2.沉默,默不作聲[U][S1]
Jane first broke the silence.
簡首先打破沉默.
3.靜默;默哀[C]
4.(對于某事的)緘默,不提,不談[U][(+on)]
I can't understand his silence on such an important matter.
我真不懂他對如此重要的事情竟閉口不談.
5.無音訊;無聯(lián)系[U]
6.無音訊期間[C]
She dropped me a line after a long silence.
隔了很長一段時間她才給我寫了一封短信.
7.湮沒,忘卻[U]
及物動詞 vt.
1.使沉默;使啞口無言;使安靜
The teacher tried to silence the pupils.
老師設(shè)法讓學(xué)生們安靜下來.
2.消滅(噪音)
3.壓下(意見)
It's no use silencing opposition.
壓制反對意見是無濟于事的.
4.壓制(敵人火力)
The machine gun was silenced.
機槍被打啞了.
感嘆詞 int.
1.安靜!別作聲!