silent
['sailənt]
adj.安静的, 不吵闹的, 沉默的, 无言的
n.无声电影
例句与用法:
Would you be good enough to keep silent?
请你保持安静好吗?
He was silent for a moment, then began his answer.
他沉默了一会儿,然后开始回答。
He is the strong, silent type.
他是个坚强而沉默的人。
On certain important details the report remains strangely silent.
这份报告在某些重要的细节问题上只字未提,莫名其妙。
Mary Pickford was a famous star of the silent movies.
玛丽·碧克馥是无声电影的明星。
The old house was quite silent.
这所旧房子非常寂静。
If you are arrested you have the right to remain silent.
如果你被捕,你有权保持沉默。
词形变化:
副词: silently | 名词: silentness |
a.
1. 沉默的; 寡言的; 不作声的
He was silent for a moment.
他沉默了一会儿。
2. 寂静无声的
The old house was quite silent.
这所老房子寂静无声。
3. 未说出的, 未言明的[Z][B]
4. 未(作)记述的; 未(被)提及的[Z][F][(+on)]
The law is silent on this point.
在这一点上法律无明文规定。
5. 静止的, 不活动的
6. 【语】不发音的[Z]
7. (电影)无声的[Z][B]
8. 【医】无症状的[Z][B]
n.
无声电影[P]
silent
形容词比较级:more silent
形容词最高级:most silent
名词复数:silents
词形变化:
副词: silently | 名词: silentness |
同义词:
quiet | still | soundless | noiseless | mute | hushed | dumb | speechless | taciturn | reticent | mum | tacit | unspoken | unvoiced | voiceless | wordless | tongue-tied | uncommunicative | secretive | reserved | unsounded | peaceful | serene | calm | understood |
反义词:
词义辨析:
同义:
a.沉默的; 安静的
quiet
still
noiseless
soundless
hushed
dumb
speechless
mute
同义参见:
mum1
反义:
a.沉默的; 寂静的
noisy
talkative
voluble
restless
boisterous
loud
tumultuous
silent['sailənt]adj.1.■安静的;寂静的2.■不爱说话的,沉默寡言的3.■不出声的,默读的;低吟的4.■不开口的,不说话的;哑的5.■默然的,不出声表达的6.■未提及的,没提到的7.■说不出话的;说不出口的8.■不抗议的9.■未(被)记述的,鲜为人知的10.■(火山等)不活动的,静止的;沉寂的11.■(机器等)噪音最小的12.■(电影)无声的13.■(烈酒)未调味的14.■【医学】无症状的,隐性的15.■【语音学】不发音的n.1.■[用复数]无声电影,默片(as)silent as a mouse见 mouse(as)silent as the grave寂静如坟墓般的,无声无息的守口如瓶的;谨慎的
silentsilent[ˈsailənt]adj.1.■沉默的, 寡言的2.■寂静的, 无声的;【语】不发音的3.■未说出的; 未作记述的4.■静止的, 不活动的; 不参加具体经营的be silent about what happened对发生的事情默不作声a silent film无声电影a silent letter不发音的字母History is silent on [upon, about] the subject.历史没有叙述这件事情。
继承用法silentlyadv.silentnessn.
adjective
- not making or accompanied by any sound
安静的;寂静的;无声的
the wood was still and silent.
林子里寂静无声。
■(of a person) not speaking
(人)不作声的
she fell silent for a moment.
她有一阵子不说话。
■not expressed aloud
不说出的;默默的
a silent prayer.
默默祈祷。
■(of a letter) written but not pronounced, e.g. b in doubt
(字母)不发音的
■(of a film) without an accompanying soundtrack
(电影)无声的
■saying or recording nothing on a particular subject
未谈及的;未记录的
the poems are silent on the question of marriage.
这些诗没有提及婚姻问题。
■(of a person) not prone to speak much; taciturn
(人)寡言的,不爱说话的
I'm the strong, silent type.
我是身体强壮、不爱说话的那种类型的人。
as silent as the grave
- 见grave
- the majority of people, regarded as holding moderate opinions but rarely expressing them
沉默的大多数;无言百姓
- a stubborn refusal to talk to someone, especially after a recent argument or disagreement
不理睬,置之不理
silently
adverb
语源
- late 15th cent. (in the sense 'not speaking'): from Latin silent- 'being silent', from the verb silere
silent
形容词 silent:
marked by absence of sound
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
同义词:mum
indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly
同义词:implied, tacit, understood
not made to sound
同义词:unsounded
having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
silent
■The's' in"island"is not sounded:it is silent.
'island'中的s不发音。
■The 'h' in honest is silent, as in 'hour'.
honest 中的 h 与 hour 中的 h 一样都不发音。
■A fool,when he is silent,is counted wise.
[谚]傻瓜不说话就可以冒充聪明人。
■The people were silent; then they shouted more loudly than ever; but most of the women felt afraid of Quasimodo.
人们默不作声,然后大声喊叫起来,从来没这么大声; 可是大多数妇女都害怕加西莫多。
■You seem very silent today; what's the matter?
今天你好象一声不响,怎么啦?
■He stands motionless and silent, looking neither to the right nor to the left.
他一动也不动地站着,默不作声,既不右盼,也不左顾。
■He is very silent; what's the matter with him?
他一声不吭,怎么啦?
■Still he would not name his accomplices, and to this day he has kept silent about them.
他一直不肯说出同谋的名字。至今,他仍对此保持缄默。
■He kept his seat holding silent.
他一直坐在那里一言不发。
■He dammed up his fury until he could no longer remain silent.
他一直按捺着怒火,一言不发,到后来还是爆发了出来。
■He escaped attention by being silent.
他不声不响以躲避别人的注意。
■He ignored his father's injunction to be silent.
他不理睬父亲要他沉默的命令。
■They huddled together in silent groups.
他们一群群地围在一起,默不作声。
■They moved on, silent, in the almost solid crowd.
他们又向前走,不声不响地杂在那堵几乎是坚实的人墙当中。
■They take off their hat by the grave in silent salute.
他们在墓旁脱帽默哀。
■They stood in silent homage around the grave.
他们恭敬地站在坟墓周围致默哀礼。
■They stared at the strange sight in silent wonder.
他们惊讶地默默凝视那奇景。
■They had stood parting in the silent highway.
他们曾站在那条僻静的大道上,准备告别。
■They were silent for a while.
他们沉默了一会儿。
■They stood in silent homage round her grave.
他们站立在她的墓的周围向她默哀。
■After weeks of silent hostility they've at last had it out with each other.
他们经过几个星期的暗斗之後,彼此终於谈开了。
■They bound him to remain silent.
他们要他答应一定保持沉默。
■They were as silent as the grave.
他们静默著,一言不发。
■They nodded in silent agreement.
他们默默地点头表示同意。
■He hung his head and was silent.
他低下头去不做声。
■He stood with his head bent, silent.
他低着头默默地站着。
■He took bread and salt that he keep silent.
他发誓保持缄默。
■He floundered, and was silent a moment.
他变得语无伦次,沉默了一会儿。
■He addressed the strong, silent shareholder.
他向那个坚强沉默的股东说。
■The other white men around him were silent.
他周围的其他白人都一言不发。
■He was silent with surprise.
他因惊奇而缄默。
■He sat completely silent and motionless.
他坐在那儿沉默,一动不动。
■He remained silent from first to last.
他始终缄口不言。
■He would sit silent for hours.
他常常接连好几个小时默默地坐着。
■He was a very silent man by custom.
他平时是个非常沉默的人。
■We dropped a few silent tears for his moving deeds.
他感人的事迹使我们潸然泪下。
■He was silent in default of any excuse.
他无可推诿,哑口无言。
■He was silent and presently retired to his cabin.
他无意说下去,旋即回到自己的舱室休息去了。
■He is the strong, silent type.
他是个坚强而沉默的人。
■He was silent for a moment, then began his answer.
他沉默了一会儿,然后开始回答。
■He was silent for a moment,deep in thought.
他沉默了片刻,深思着。
■The importance of his ideas is that they represent the unspoken opinion of the silent majority.
他的见解之所以重要,是因为他的见解代表着普通美国大众没有说出来的意见。
■After this figure he was silent a long while.
他说了这个比喻以后,老半天没再作声。
■He generally keeps silent at a meeting .
他通常在会上保持沉默。
■He was silent about the plan.
他闭囗不谈那个计画。
■He was silent for the best part of a minute.
他静默了将近一分钟。
■So that he would keep silent over the matter.
以便使他无法把这事张扬出去。
■Why are you silent? What is your handicraft?
你为什么不说话?你的手艺是什么?
■Why did you keep silent like this?
你为什么这么没有一点音信呢?
■You all stand here at pause and silent.
你们都站在这儿别动,也别出声。