| 释义 |
shhshh /ʃ/ interjection   shhOrigin: 1800-1900 Natural sound what you say to someone to tell them to be quiet► shh spoken say shh when you want someone to speak more quietly or make less noise: · Shh, keep the noise down, Timmy's asleep. ► shut up informal a rude way of telling someone to stop talking: · Just shut up, will you! You're giving me a headache!shut up about: · Don't tell Grandma or she'll never shut up about it.· "The war, the war, the bloody war!" said Comfort, banging her fist on the table."Why can't you all shut up about it?" ► be quiet spoken say be quiet to tell someone to stop talking or to make less noise, especially when you are annoyed with them: · "Be quiet, James!" she snapped.· Boys! Can you be quiet please? I can hardly hear myself think. ► keep it down say this when you want someone to speak more quietly or make less noise, especially because you do not want other people to hear them: · Keep it down! I'm trying to talk on the phone!· Hey you guys - keep it down, or Mom'll hear! used to tell people to be quiet:  Shh! I can’t hear what he’s saying. |