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单词 silence
释义
noun | verb
silencesilence1 /ˈsaɪləns/ ●●● W2 noun Collocations
COLLOCATIONS
 Silence fell (=it began to be quiet) over the desert.
 The silence was suddenly broken by a loud scream.
 the complete silence of the forest at night
 We walked along in silence for a few blocks.
 Peter’s comments were met with an awkward silence.
 They ate in total silence.
 The answer was a deafening silence (=very noticeable refusal to discuss something).
1NO NOISE [uncountable] complete absence of sound or noise SYN quiet: silence of the silence of the night Silence fell (=it began to be quiet) over the desert.break/shatter the silence The silence was suddenly broken by a loud scream.absolute/complete/dead silence the complete silence of the forest at night2NO TALKING [countable, uncountable] complete quiet because no one is talking, or a period of complete quiet:  There was a long silence before anyone answered. We walked along in silence for a few blocks.embarrassed/awkward/stunned etc. silence Peter’s comments were met with an awkward silence.complete/total/dead silence They ate in total silence.3no discussion/answer [uncountable] failure or refusal to discuss something or answer questions about something: silence on The government’s silence on such an important issue seems very strange. The answer was a deafening silence (=very noticeable refusal to discuss something).4NO COMMUNICATION [countable, uncountable] failure to write a letter to someone, call him or her on the telephone, etc.:  After years of silence, she wrote to me.5a minute/moment of silence (also one-minute/two-minute etc. silence) a period of time when everyone stops talking as a sign of respect and honor toward someone who has died
noun | verb
silencesilence2 ●○○ verb [transitive] Verb Table
VERB TABLE
silence
Simple Form
PresentI, you, we, theysilence
he, she, itsilences
PastI, you, he, she, it, we, theysilenced
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave silenced
he, she, ithas silenced
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad silenced
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill silence
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have silenced
Continuous Form
PresentIam silencing
he, she, itis silencing
you, we, theyare silencing
PastI, he, she, itwas silencing
you, we, theywere silencing
Present perfectI, you, we, theyhave been silencing
he, she, ithas been silencing
Past perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theyhad been silencing
FutureI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill be silencing
Future perfectI, you, he, she, it, we, theywill have been silencing
1to make someone stop expressing opposition or criticism:  The government silenced political opponents.2to make someone stop talking, or stop something from making a noise → shush:  Danny silenced him with a gesture.
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