英语词汇silence的词组、短语、固定搭配翻译、用法及例句-英语词组固定搭配大全

silence /ˈsaɪləns/ noun 1. complete absence of sound or noiseadjectivescomplete/total/absolute/utter silence The students have to work in complete silence. | The silence in the room was absolute.dead silence (=complete silence) We all sat in dead silence waiting for him to speak.a long silence There was a long silence and then people suddenly started shouting.a short/brief silence After a brief silence, Katherine nodded.a sudden silence At the mention of his name, a sudden silence fell on the room.an awkward/uncomfortable/embarrassed silence “Fred tells me you like books,” Steve said, after an awkward silence.a stunned/shocked silence There was a stunned silence at the other end of the phone.a tense silence There was a tense silence as we waited.an eerie silence (=one that is strange and rather frightening) There was an eerie silence after the bomb exploded.an ominous silence (=one that makes you feel that something bad is going to happen) Their only reply to my question was an ominous silence.stony silence (=unfriendly silence) My joke was greeted by a stony silence.companionable silence literary (=friendly silence) They ate their meal in companionable silence.verbs + silencebreak/shatter the silence (=suddenly end it) The silence was shattered by the sound of gunfire.disturb the silence (=end it by making a sound) Here, there was nothing to disturb the silence but birdsong.lapse into silence (=stop talking and be quiet) After a brief conversation about the weather, we lapsed into silence again.fill the silence (=say something to avoid silence) “Have you been here before?” Daniel asked to fill the silence.silence + verbssilence falls/descends (=it begins) A sudden silence fell over the audience.silence reigns (=there is silence) In the waiting room, tense silence reigned.a silence follows/ensues A long silence followed.prepositionsin silence The two men sat in silence.2. a situation in which people refuse to talk about somethingadjectivescomplete/absolute/total silence There has been a complete silence over what happened to these prisoners.a deafening silence (=very noticeable) These allegations have prompted only a deafening silence from the company.a dignified silence His wife has maintained a dignified silence on the affair.verbskeep/maintain (a) silence The singer has maintained absolute silence about his relationships.meet with silence Enquiries from journalists have met with silence.prepositionssilence on/over sth The government’s silence on this issue is surprising.phrasesa wall of silence (=when no one will speak about something) Detectives investigating his murder have met a wall of silence.a conspiracy of silence (=when people agree not to talk about something that should not be kept secret) There’s often a conspiracy of silence surrounding bullying in schools.a vow of silence (=a promise not to talk about something) Anger led him to break his vow of silence.

词组	silence
释义	silence /ˈsaɪləns/ noun 1. complete absence of sound or noiseadjectivescomplete/total/absolute/utter silence The students have to work in complete silence. \| The silence in the room was absolute.dead silence (=complete silence) We all sat in dead silence waiting for him to speak.a long silence There was a long silence and then people suddenly started shouting.a short/brief silence After a brief silence, Katherine nodded.a sudden silence At the mention of his name, a sudden silence fell on the room.an awkward/uncomfortable/embarrassed silence “Fred tells me you like books,” Steve said, after an awkward silence.a stunned/shocked silence There was a stunned silence at the other end of the phone.a tense silence There was a tense silence as we waited.an eerie silence (=one that is strange and rather frightening) There was an eerie silence after the bomb exploded.an ominous silence (=one that makes you feel that something bad is going to happen) Their only reply to my question was an ominous silence.stony silence (=unfriendly silence) My joke was greeted by a stony silence.companionable silence literary (=friendly silence) They ate their meal in companionable silence.verbs + silencebreak/shatter the silence (=suddenly end it) The silence was shattered by the sound of gunfire.disturb the silence (=end it by making a sound) Here, there was nothing to disturb the silence but birdsong.lapse into silence (=stop talking and be quiet) After a brief conversation about the weather, we lapsed into silence again.fill the silence (=say something to avoid silence) “Have you been here before?” Daniel asked to fill the silence.silence + verbssilence falls/descends (=it begins) A sudden silence fell over the audience.silence reigns (=there is silence) In the waiting room, tense silence reigned.a silence follows/ensues A long silence followed.prepositionsin silence The two men sat in silence.2. a situation in which people refuse to talk about somethingadjectivescomplete/absolute/total silence There has been a complete silence over what happened to these prisoners.a deafening silence (=very noticeable) These allegations have prompted only a deafening silence from the company.a dignified silence His wife has maintained a dignified silence on the affair.verbskeep/maintain (a) silence The singer has maintained absolute silence about his relationships.meet with silence Enquiries from journalists have met with silence.prepositionssilence on/over sth The government’s silence on this issue is surprising.phrasesa wall of silence (=when no one will speak about something) Detectives investigating his murder have met a wall of silence.a conspiracy of silence (=when people agree not to talk about something that should not be kept secret) There’s often a conspiracy of silence surrounding bullying in schools.a vow of silence (=a promise not to talk about something) Anger led him to break his vow of silence.
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