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单词 hush
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hush

(hʌʃ)
Word forms: 3rd person singular presenttense hushes, present participle hushing, past tense, past participle hushed
1. convention
You say 'Hush!' to someone when you are asking or telling them to be quiet.
Hush, my love, it's all right.
2. verb
If you hush someone or if they hush, they stop speaking or making a noise.
She tried to hush her noisy father. [VERB noun]
I had to box Max's ears to get him to hush. [VERB]
Synonyms: quieten, still, silence, suppress More Synonyms of hush
3. singular noun
You say there is a hush in a place when everything is quiet and peaceful, or suddenly becomes quiet.
A hush fell over the crowd and I knew something terrible had happened.
Synonyms: quiet, silence, calm, still [poetic] More Synonyms of hush
Phrasal verbs:
See hush up
More Synonyms of hush

hush in British English 1

(hʌʃ)
verb
1. 
to make or become silent; quieten
2. 
to soothe or be soothed
noun
3. 
stillness; silence
4. 
an act of hushing
exclamation
5. 
a plea or demand for silence
Derived forms
hushed
adjective
Word origin
C16: probably from earlier husht quiet!, the -t being thought to indicate a past participle

hush in British English 2

(hʌʃ) mining, Northern England
verb (transitive)
1. 
to run water over the ground to erode (surface soil), revealing the underlying strata and any valuable minerals present
2. 
to wash (an ore) by removing particles of earth with rushing water
noun
3. 
a gush of water, esp when artificially produced
Word origin
C18: of imitative origin

hush in American English

(hʌʃ)
verb transitive
1. 
to stop from making noise; make quiet or silent
2. 
to soothe; calm; lull
verb intransitive
3. 
to stop making noise; be or become quiet or silent
adjective
4.  Archaic
silent; hushed
noun
5. 
absence of noise; quiet; silence
interjection
6. 
be silent
Idioms:
hush up
Word origin
ME huschen < huscht, quiet (mistaken as pp.): of echoic orig.

Examples of 'hush' in a sentence
hush

Previous is quick to act, telling us in hushed tones that under no circumstances must we leave the vehicle - before getting out himself.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
Previous is quick to act, telling us in hushed tones that under no circumstances mustwe leave the vehicle - before getting out himself.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
There was little or no traffic and there was a deathly hush.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
There was a horrible hush in the crowd.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Suddenly the screams and shouts stopped and there was a terrible hush.
The Sun (2007)
There are hushed conversations between various media crews waiting to get a piece of the action.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
They beam with pride as an automatic hush descends.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
We spoke to each other in hushed tones.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
No wonder they still speak of him in hushed tones.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
He spoke in such hushed tones he was barely audible.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There was a deathly hush for most of the night as their team gave the fans little to get excited about.
The Sun (2010)
They use it to pay hush money for a minister's sin.
Kennedy, Douglas In God's Country: travels in the Bible belt, USA. (1989)
She was allegedly paid 300,000 hush money.
The Sun (2014)
Mum and Dad had lots of hushed conversations.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
Just before 9am the drilling stopped and hush descended.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
 Conversations are hushed, sober and polite.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
At 4pm a hush descends and a military band plays the national anthem.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
As the result was announced, a radio was turned on and a hush descended.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
I know this is hard, but quiet resignations and hushed conversations are not the answer.
Christianity Today (2000)
Her PR walks over from a hushed conversation with the photographer and interrupts.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
There was space between the tables to move and breathe, easy light, quietness without a deathly hush.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Essentially, this is hush money and is either welcome or an insult, depending on your point of view.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)

In other languages
hush

British English: hush CONVENTION
You say 'Hush!' to someone when you are asking or telling them to be quiet.
Hush, my love, it's all right.
  • American English: hush
  • Brazilian Portuguese: psiu
  • Chinese: 嘘！用于告诉别人保持安静
  • European Spanish: callar(se)
  • French: chut
  • German: pst
  • Italian: ssh
  • Japanese: しっ！
  • Korean: 쉿
  • European Portuguese: psiu
  • Latin American Spanish: sh
British English: hush NOUN
You say there is a hush in a place when everything is quiet and peaceful, or suddenly becomes quiet.
A hush fell over the crowd and I knew something terrible had happened.
  • American English: hush
  • Brazilian Portuguese: quietude
  • Chinese: 寂静突然的
  • European Spanish: silencio
  • French: silence
  • German: Stille
  • Italian: silenzio
  • Japanese: 沈黙
  • Korean: 조용해짐
  • European Portuguese: quietude
  • Latin American Spanish: silencio
British English: hush VERB
If you hush someone or if they hush, they stop speaking or making a noise.
She tried to hush her noisy father.
  • American English: hush
  • Brazilian Portuguese: silenciar
  • Chinese: 使安静下来/安静下来
  • European Spanish: callar
  • French: faire taire
  • German: zum Schweigen bringen
  • Italian: zittire
  • Japanese: 黙らせる/黙る
  • Korean: 조용히 시키다
  • European Portuguese: silenciar
  • Latin American Spanish: callar

All related terms of 'hush'

hush-hush
Something that is hush-hush is secret and not to be discussed with other people.
hush up
If someone hushes something up , they prevent other people from knowing about it.
hush money
If a person is paid hush money , someone gives them money not to reveal information they have which could be damaging or embarrassing .
hush puppy
a cake of cornmeal bread that has been deep fried
Hush Puppies
a kind of shoe with soft leather or suede uppers

Chinese translation of 'hush'

hush

(hʌʃ)

int

  1. 嘘(噓) (xū)

vi

  1. (= be quiet) 安静(靜)下来(來) (ānjìng xiàlái)

vt

  1. (= quieten) 使安静(靜) (shǐ ānjìng)

n

  1. a hush fell over the crowd 人群顿(頓)时(時)一片寂静(靜) (rénqún dùnshí yīpiàn jìjìng)
1 (verb) 
Definition
to make or be silent
She tried to hush her noisy father.
Synonyms
quieten
She tried to quieten her breathing.
still
Her crying slowly stilled.
The people's voice has been stilled.
silence
The shock silenced her completely.
suppress
She surpressed a smile at the thought.
mute
muzzle
He complained of being muzzled by the chairman.
shush
2 (verb) 
Synonyms
soothe
He would take her in his arms and soothe her.
calm
She took a deep breath to calm her nerves.
compose
appease
Cash is on hand to appease mounting frustration.
allay
He did what he could to allay the children's fears.
mollify
The investigation was undertaken to mollify pressure groups.
(noun) 
Definition
stillness or silence
A hush fell over the crowd.
Synonyms
quiet
He wants some peace and quiet.
silence
They stood in silence.
calm
the rural calm of Grand Rapids, Michigan
still (poetic)
It was the only noise in the still of the night.
peace
All I want is a bit of peace and quiet.
tranquillity
The hotel is a haven of peace and tranquillity.
stillness
peacefulness

Phrasal verbs

See hush someone up
See hush something up

Additional synonyms

in the sense of allay
Definition
to reduce (fear, doubt, or anger)
He did what he could to allay the children's fears.
Synonyms
reduce,
quiet,
relax,
ease,
calm,
smooth,
relieve,
check,
moderate,
dull,
diminish,
compose,
soften,
blunt,
soothe,
subdue,
lessen,
alleviate,
appease,
quell,
mitigate,
assuage,
pacify,
mollify
in the sense of appease
Definition
to satisfy or relieve (a feeling)
Cash is on hand to appease mounting frustration.
Synonyms
ease,
satisfy,
calm,
relieve,
diminish,
compose,
quiet,
blunt,
soothe,
subdue,
lessen,
alleviate,
lull,
quell,
allay,
mitigate,
assuage,
quench,
tranquillize
in the sense of calm
Definition
to make or become calm
She took a deep breath to calm her nerves.
Synonyms
soothe,
settle,
quiet,
relax,
appease,
still,
allay,
assuage,
quieten

Nearby words of
hush

  • hurtle
  • husband
  • husbandry
  • hush
  • hush someone up
  • hush something up
  • hush-hush

Related terms of
hush

  • hush-hush
  • hush someone up
  • hush something up

Synonyms of 'hush'

hush

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