单词 | silenced |
释义 | silence1 of 2noun si·lence ˈsī-lən(t)s 1 : forbearance from speech or noise : muteness —often used interjectionally 2 : absence of sound or noise : stillness in the silence of the night 3 : absence of mention: a : oblivion, obscurity b : secrecy weapons research was conducted in silence silence 2 of 2verb silenced; silencing transitive verb 1 : to compel or reduce to silence : still silenced the crowd 2 : suppress silence dissent 3 : to cause to cease hostile firing or criticism silence the opposition 4 genetics : to block the genetic expression of RNA interference is a natural phenomenon. When a cell senses a double strand of RNA, it acts to silence any genes with the corresponding sequence of bases.— silenced 1 of 2 adjectiveas in suppressed Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance
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silenced 2 of 2verb1 as in shushed to stop the noise or speech of the instructor quickly silenced anyone who tried to interrupt we need to have a repairman come and silence that door alarm Synonyms & Similar Words
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2 as in quelled to put a stop to (something) by the use of force brutally silenced all political dissent in the country Synonyms & Similar Words
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