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silence noun 1quietness 寂静ADJECTIVE | ... OF SILENCE | VERB + SILENCE | SILENCE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVElengthy, long, prolonged 长时间的寂静brief, momentary, a moment's, short 短暂的寂静；片刻的安静◆There was a moment's silence before she replied.片刻沉寂后她才作答。deep, hushed 肃静awed 敬畏的沉寂◆We sat and watched in awed silence as she performed.她表演的时候，我们充满敬畏地静坐观看。absolute, complete, dead, deadly, deathly, total, utter 万籁俱寂；寂静无声；死寂◆We sat in complete silence, save for the ticking of the clock.我们静静地坐着，只听见时钟的嘀嗒声。◆A deathly silence hung over the town.死一样的沉寂笼罩着全城。relative 相对沉寂◆The rest of the trip passed in relative silence.剩下的旅程相对安静地度过了。shocked, stunned 震惊的／惊愕的沉寂◆Her comments were met with a stunned silence.她的话惊得四座哑然。awkward, embarrassed, embarrassing, strained, uncomfortable, uneasy 令人尴尬的沉默；不自然的沉默；令人不安的寂静◆An awkward silence followed.接下来是令人难堪的沉默。heavy, ominous, oppressive, tense 气氛沉重的／不祥的／气氛压抑的／气氛紧张的沉默brooding, thoughtful 忧思◆She fell into long, brooding silences.她默不作声，陷入长久的沉思。stony, sullen 冷漠无语；愠怒不语eerie, unnerving 怪异的／令人不安的寂静companionable 友好和谐的寂静◆They walked in companionable silence.他们融洽地默默走着。expectant, pregnant 期待的／意味深长的沉默sudden 突然的沉寂radio 无线电静默◆The soldier had broken radio silence to contact his aircraft.士兵打破了无线电静默，发信号给他的飞机。... OF SILENCEmoment 一阵沉默VERB + SILENCEmaintain 保持沉默◆She maintained a stony silence.她冷冷地一言不发。break, interrupt, penetrate, pierce, punctuate, shatter 打破沉默；不时打破寂静◆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。◆Celeste's voice penetrated the silence.塞莱斯特的声音打破了沉寂。◆a silence punctuated only by the occasional sniff from the children只是偶尔被孩子们吸鼻子的声音打破的寂静lapse into, relapse into, retreat into, subside into, trail off into (all used only about people 皆仅用于人) 陷入沉默；再度陷入沉默；沉默下来◆He lapsed into a sullen silence.他气鼓鼓的，一言不发。stun sb into 惊得某人说不出话来◆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。be met with 遇到一片寂静◆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。observe (= as a sign of respect for the dead, etc.) 默哀◆A minute's silence for the victims will be observed.将为遇难者默哀一分钟。fill 填充沉默的间歇◆She filled the silence with music.没人说话的时候她就放音乐。SILENCE + VERBcome over sth, descend, fall, fall over sth, settle, settle over sth 沉寂降临到⋯；安静下来◆A sudden silence fell over the room.整个房间突然静了下来。hang, prevail, reign 寂静笼罩◆Silence reigned.一片寂静。linger 沉寂持续◆A heavy silence lingered in the air.令人压抑的沉寂弥漫在空气中。envelop sth, fill sth 沉寂笼罩着⋯／充溢着⋯◆Silence filled the room.房间一片沉寂。ensue, follow 寂静随之而来deepen, grow, lengthen, spread, stretch 静谧弥深；寂静持续；寂静蔓延◆He thought for a moment, the silence lengthening.他想了一会儿，又是一阵沉默。greet sth ⋯遭遇沉默◆A stunned silence greeted her announcement.她宣布的事情惊得大家哑口无言。PREPOSITIONin (the) silence 寂静地◆They ate their breakfast in silence.他们默不作声地吃了早饭。PHRASEStwo minutes' silence, three minutes' silence (especially BrE) 两分钟的／三分钟的默哀◆They observed two minutes' silence to remember the war dead.他们向战争死难者默哀两分钟。◆Countries throughout Europe held a three minutes' silence.欧洲各国都举行了三分钟默哀仪式。 |