| 单词 | silent |
| 释义 | silent (saɪlənt ) 1. adjective [verb-link ADJECTIVE] B2 Someone who is silent is not speaking. Trish was silent because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words. He spoke no English and was completely silent during the visit. They both fell silent. Synonyms: mute, dumb, speechless, wordless silently adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 She and Ned sat silently for a moment, absorbing the peace of the lake. Most of those attending the funeral stood silently showing little emotion. Synonyms: mutely, dumbly, in silence, wordlessly Synonyms: quietly, in silence, soundlessly, noiselessly 2. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] B2 If you describe someone as a silent person, you mean that they do not talk to people very much, and sometimes give the impression of being unfriendly. He was a serious, silent man. Synonyms: uncommunicative, quiet, taciturn, tongue-tied 3. adjective [usually verb-link ADJECTIVE] B1 A place that is silent is completely quiet, with no sound at all. Something that is silent makes no sound at all. The room was silent except for John's crunching. The heavy guns have again fallen silent. Synonyms: quiet, still, hushed, soundless silently adverb [ADVERB with verb] B2 Strange shadows moved silently in the almost permanent darkness. Synonyms: mutely, dumbly, in silence, wordlessly Synonyms: quietly, in silence, soundlessly, noiselessly 4. graded adjective [v-link ADJ about n] B2 If someone is silent about something, they do not tell people anything about it, because they think it is a private matter or because they want to keep the information secret. Douglas was noticeably silent about his feelings for his father. 5. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A silent emotion or action is not expressed in speech. The attacker still stood there, watching her with silent contempt. She offered a silent prayer of thanks. silently adverb [ADVERB with verb] Whitlock silently cursed Graham for heaping more suspicion on him. Synonyms: mutely, dumbly, in silence, wordlessly Synonyms: quietly, in silence, soundlessly, noiselessly 6. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] A silent film has pictures usually accompanied by music but does not have the actors' voices or any other sounds. ...one of the famous silent films of Charlie Chaplin. ...comedy stars of the silent era. 7. adjective A silent letter in a word is written but not pronounced. For example, the ' k' in the word ' know' is silent. Collocations: dead silent It doesn't worry me — sometimes it's more offputting if it's dead silent! The Sun And dead silent when the flags went up. Times, Sunday Times When she came on screen, it was dead silent. Times, Sunday Times The room was dead silent. Globe and Mail The audience remains dead silent through most of the band's performances but erupts at the end of each song. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A silent suffering that no one dared speak of, and was only revealed in small administrative acts. Times, Sunday Times This miscommunication and silent suffering drives the whole film. The Sun Living with it for years, in silent suffering. Times, Sunday Times Heads bowed, some fans wiped away silent tears as they remembered the lives lost. The Sun Silent tears began to drip onto the inside of my glasses, down the sleeves of my coat. Times, Sunday Times Again she descended into silent tears. Times, Sunday Times Students, teachers and relatives flocked to the campus yesterday to pay silent tribute to the victims. The Sun T-shirts with poppies on them were left on seats so thousands of fans could join in a silent tribute to the war dead. The Sun Now she occasionally visits to pay a silent tribute. The Sun Yet funnily enough, he's not the only one to have been strangely silent. Times, Sunday Times The universities have been strangely silent in their response to the riots. Times, Sunday Times Yet it remains strangely silent about the price of gas, electricity or vehicle fuel — rises doing enormous damage to our economy. The Sun But, while football fans find it easy to voice their protests, dispossessed borrowers remain strangely silent. Times, Sunday Times On other days we yomped over the strangely silent moorland. Times, Sunday Times It's not totally silent - morning meetings allow you to discuss your experience with your group. Times,Sunday Times As the cacophony subsided, he stood before a totally silent audience. Times, Sunday Times I didn't talk for two weeks and had to stay totally silent. The Sun The owls also feed at night, but when they are hunting they are totally silent, and their soft wing-feathers make no sound. Times, Sunday Times Some cats growl, squeal or howl, some cats are totally silent. The Sun High summer and it's utterly silent and bafflingly beautiful on a flat calm sea. The Sun The crowd were, by this point, even quieter than usual - totally and utterly silent. Times, Sunday Times Trees have remained utterly silent on the issue. Times,Sunday Times He walked up and stood utterly silent for a full sixty seconds, half of his time. Christianity Today Once the birds were in they were invisible and utterly silent. Times, Sunday Times Being electric, it's also virtually silent, like a stealth vehicle in which to prowl your neighbourhood, perhaps taking out cartoon criminals as you go. Times, Sunday Times It offers the same precision engineering and virtually silent controls, but comes with a 10.3-megapixel sensor. Times, Sunday Times The district's 5,000 ecologically minded inhabitants now zip about its safe and virtually silent roads on bicycles or on foot. Times, Sunday Times They are more difficult to detect because they are virtually silent. Times, Sunday Times Cars and buses have become quieter in recent decades, and there looms an enticing electric future in which they are virtually silent. Times,Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 沉默的, 沉默的 Japanese: 寡黙な, 沈黙した |
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