| 单词 | silence |
| 释义 | silence (saɪləns ) Word forms: silences , silencing , silenced 1. variable noun [oft in/of N] B1 If there is silence, nobody is speaking. They stood in silence. He never lets those long silences develop during dinner. Then he bellowed 'Silence!' Synonyms: quiet, peace, calm, hush 2. uncountable noun B1+ The silence of a place is the extreme quietness there. ...the silence of that rainless, all-concealing fog. She breathed deeply, savouring the silence. 3. uncountable noun [oft poss NOUN] Someone's silence about something is their failure or refusal to speak to other people about it. The district court ruled that Popper's silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty. break your silence phrase If someone breaks their silence about something, they talk about something that they have not talked about before or for a long time. Gary decided to break his silence about his son's suffering in the hope of helping other families. [+ about] 4. verb To silence someone or something means to stop them speaking or making a noise. A ringing phone silenced her. [VERB noun] The shock silenced him completely. [VERB noun] Synonyms: quieten, still, quiet, cut off 5. verb If someone silences you, they stop you expressing opinions that they do not agree with. Like other tyrants, he tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him. [VERB noun] ...an unsuccessful attempt by the government to silence the debate. [VERB noun] Synonyms: suppress, gag, muzzle, censor 6. verb To silence someone means to kill them in order to stop them revealing something secret. A hit man had been sent to silence her over the affair. [VERB noun] Synonyms: kill, do in [informal], eliminate [slang], take out [slang] Quotations: Silence is the virtue of foolsAdvancement of Learning Silence is more eloquent than wordsHeroes and Hero-Worship Silence is golden Silence means consent Collocations: interrupt silence Interrupting the silence can ruin the mood. The Sun (2013) At night, when the park was closed and dawn approached, the silence was interrupted only by the zoo's hyenas. Times, Sunday Times (2010) There's a long silence interrupted by 'erms'. Times, Sunday Times (2008) It emits water from its exhaust fit for drinking and glides along in near silence. Times, Sunday Times United left the pitch at half-time to near silence. The Sun It can move away from a resting position and trickle through heavy traffic in near silence, propelled by only a 46bhp electric motor. Times, Sunday Times After this came two years of near silence, as a dizzying rise seemed to be turning into a catastrophic descent. Times, Sunday Times The four-hour bus journey home was conducted in near silence. Times, Sunday Times We need to silence the crowd. Times, Sunday Times They say you can't silence a crowd. The Sun He will know runs are the best way to silence the crowds. The Sun First that silences the crowd. Times, Sunday Times He sort of silenced the crowd. The Sun In fact, it was the result of a system designed to silence any voice but the government's. Times,Sunday Times An act designed to silence a voice which instead has allowed millions of others to hear it. Times, Sunday Times Yet as the law stands, the landowner has absolute power under the law of trespass to silence their voices. Times, Sunday Times This society emphasised and institutionalised the gendered hierarchical voice and silenced the voice of equity and justice. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Maybe one day that sound of silence will be universal. Times, Sunday Times It could with profit be revived today for a series encompassing all the different manifestations of one of radio's key sounds - the sound of silence. Times, Sunday Times The champion sank to the sound of silence. Times, Sunday Times The sound of silence did not do it justice. Times,Sunday Times Hello darkness my old friend, this was the sound of silence. The Sun Stony silence was followed by my convulsive laughter. Times, Sunday Times Cue stony silence and slack jaws all around. Times, Sunday Times Explosion or stony silence, depending on which she thinks will be most effective. Times, Sunday Times There was no phone number on the website and the emails you sent were met with stony silence. The Sun The widow claims that when she told her stepsons she needed more money, she was 'met with a stony silence'. Times, Sunday Times I remember this strange silence and then the sound of sirens. The Sun I remember the strange silence of people woken in the nearby rooms, listening to his footsteps as he disappeared into the night. Times, Sunday Times There was this strange silence on the other end. Christianity Today But, given the strange silence of some fund managers about these trusts' success, it seems they still have some way to go. Times, Sunday Times But a strange silence resonates from them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As you've probably heard, a stunned silence usually means 'more of this please'. Times, Sunday Times There was a stunned silence when he found out. The Sun Most fall to a stunned silence at the news, disbelieving at first. The Sun Around them, the great and good of world football exchanged disbelieving glances in stunned silence. Times, Sunday Times It was a score greeted by a moment of stunned silence, before the crowd erupted in ecstasy. The Sun But there was a sudden silence - and then plenty of laughter. Times, Sunday Times He stopped, waited for the sudden silence to punctuate the statement, and then kept going. Christianity Today A sudden silence jarred the moment. Times, Sunday Times Smoke filled the air followed by sudden silence. Times, Sunday Times After a sudden silence, they arrive. Times, Sunday Times Needless to say, the rest of the lunch was eaten in sullen silence. The Sun She answers so rapidly with a place name that the phone gets huffy and lapses into a sullen silence. Times, Sunday Times More than half admit spending most of a trip in sullen silence. The Sun I was met with sullen silence. Times, Sunday Times Catcalls, booing, and sullen silence were common responses. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The room would sink into a tense silence. Christianity Today In the tense silence of the courtroom, it was instantly clear that recent news stories about her miraculous recovery had been overdone. Times, Sunday Times One summer evening we drove to our host's house in tense silence. Christianity Today Gathered around the cabinet table ministers read and made notes in tense silence. Times, Sunday Times In the midst of a tense silence, the narrator asks to be shown to the haunted room. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You would find more than 250 secondary pupils and staff sitting together in a square, in total silence, for up to five minutes. Times, Sunday Times Total silence exists, of course, also within a composition. Times, Sunday Times We finally got towed out and drove home in total silence. Times, Sunday Times It was basically your judgment against that of the official's, played out in total silence. Times, Sunday Times For the first time, total silence reigns in the carriage. Times, Sunday Times They honoured the dead by standing with heads bowed for a two-minute silence. The Sun (2009) Final details will be confirmed nearer the time but national events are likely to include a two-minute silence. Times,Sunday Times (2020) Cathedral bells will toll once for each life lost and people are being urged to observe a two-minute silence. The Sun (2009) When our nominating committee came to his name, there was an uncomfortable silence. Christianity Today After the polite 'thank you', an uncomfortable silence has fallen over the industry: like it had been offered a sandwich at a wake. Times, Sunday Times There was an uncomfortable silence. Times, Sunday Times There was a long, uncomfortable silence. Christianity Today No standing in uncomfortable silence as the numbers click through on the display above your head. Times, Sunday Times At home, a decision to think the best of a relative, can benefit you both in the long term, ending an uneasy silence. The Sun This can transform how you earn a living and end an uneasy silence between friends. The Sun An uneasy silence may have fallen over construction sites, but this has not stilled the debate over who will acquire the thousands of completed but unsold homes. Times, Sunday Times Suddenly, a rumbustious quarter-final cup tie was stilled and an eerie, uneasy silence descended on all parts of the ground. Times, Sunday Times There was an uneasy silence. Times, Sunday Times I had the window open but there was utter silence. The Sun Just light year after light year of utter silence. The Sun The utter silence all around suggested that the audience was equally bemused. Times, Sunday Times There was utter silence in the chamber. Times, Sunday Times It will not be total darkness and utter silence. The Times Literary Supplement We were completely alone, descending gently along a well-marked path through glorious rainforest in virtual silence. The Sun With virtual silence from the leading companies, other smaller groups have had to be more imaginative. Times,Sunday Times He was not a loner, but one who had learnt to hoe his own row in virtual silence. Times, Sunday Times The crowds had gathered in virtual silence for the service. The Sun He himself had a stroke at age 74 and lapsed into virtual silence for the last seven years of his life. Christianity Today Translations: Chinese: 沉默 Japanese: 静けさ |
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