| 单词 | radio silence |
| 释义 | > as lemmasradio silence radio silence n. (a) abstention from radio transmission; absence of radio transmission; (b) (in extended use) absence of communication from a person or group from whom communication is or might have been expected. ΘΚΠ society > communication > telecommunication > radio communications > [noun] > state of being in communication > not wireless silence1912 radio silence1919 1919 Warren (Pa.) Morning Chron. 16 June (headline) Atlantic bridged by British fliers; Alcock and Brown get $50,000 prize... Radio silence explained by fact that wireless propellor blew off soon after leaving New Foundland. 1959 R. Collier City that wouldn't Die vii. 106 [He] exultantly broke radio-silence: ‘I've got two dirty great Huns in my sights!’ 1977 Washington Post (Nexis) 13 Sept. d1 ‘We'll beat 'em Tuesday 'cause we're not playing in their telephone booth..,’ said crotchety Thurman Munson, breaking radio silence after six weeks of vowing he would not make another public statement for the rest of the season. 2007 N.Y. Times (National ed.) 24 June iii. 8/2 Bausch officials say they had to maintain radio silence with analysts and money managers because they were constrained by the accounting inquiry and a lack of timely securities filings. < as lemmas |
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