| 单词 | hush |
| 释义 | hush —hushedly /hush"id lee, husht"lee/, adv. —hushful, adj. —hushfully, adv. /hush/, interj. 1. (used as a command to be silent or quiet.) v.i. 2. to become or be silent or quiet: They hushed as the judge walked in. v.t. 3. to make silent; silence. 4. to suppress mention of; keep concealed (often fol. by up): They hushed up the scandal. 5. to calm, quiet, or allay: to hush someone's fears. n. 6. silence or quiet, esp. after noise. 7. Phonet. either of the sibilant sounds /sh/ and /zh/. adj. 8. Archaic. silent; quiet. [1350-1400; appar. back formation from husht WHIST2 (ME huissht), the -t being taken for ptp. suffix] Syn. 6. peace, stillness, tranquillity. |
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