silent

adjective

/ˈsaɪlənt/

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where there is little or no sound; making little or no sound synonym quiet
- At last the traffic fell silent.
- The streets were silent and deserted.
Extra Examples
- The new bus is virtually silent.
- As darkness began to fall, the cannon fell silent.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- absolutely
- completely
- dead
- …
preposition
- about
- on
See full entry
(of a person) not speaking
- to remain/stay/keep silent
- As the curtain rose, the audience fell silent.
- He gave me the silent treatment (= did not speak to me because he was angry).
- Half the room went silent and turned to see what was happening.
- They huddled together in silent groups.
- The mayor was silent for a moment.
Extra Examples
- Len remained obstinately silent.
- She sat silent throughout the meal.
- I could not keep silent any longer.
- The room grew silent as the men entered.
- We were asked to remain silent for two minutes.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- absolutely
- completely
- dead
- …
preposition
- about
- on
See full entry
[only before noun] not expressed with words or sound
- a silent prayer/protest
- They nodded in silent agreement.
(of a letter in a word) written but not pronounced
- The ‘b’ in ‘lamb’ is silent.
[only before noun] (of old films/movies) with pictures but no sound
- a silent film/movie
- stars of the silent screen
Topics Film and theatreb2
[only before noun] (especially of a man) not talking very much synonym quiet
- He's the strong silent type.
silent (on/about something) not giving information about something; refusing to speak about something
- The report is strangely silent on this issue.
- the right to remain silent (= the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested)
Extra Examples
- They had kept remarkably silent about their intentions.
- This is a subject about which the official documents are ominously silent.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- seem
- become
- …
adverb
- absolutely
- completely
- dead
- …
preposition
- about
- on
See full entry

Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘not speaking’): from Latin silent- ‘being silent’, from the verb silere.

单词	silent
释义	silent adjective /ˈsaɪlənt/ /ˈsaɪlənt/ jump to other results where there is little or no sound; making little or no sound synonym quiet At last the traffic fell silent. The streets were silent and deserted. Extra Examples The new bus is virtually silent. As darkness began to fall, the cannon fell silent. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb absolutely completely dead … preposition about on See full entry (of a person) not speaking to remain/stay/keep silent As the curtain rose, the audience fell silent. He gave me the silent treatment (= did not speak to me because he was angry). Half the room went silent and turned to see what was happening. They huddled together in silent groups. The mayor was silent for a moment. Extra Examples Len remained obstinately silent. She sat silent throughout the meal. I could not keep silent any longer. The room grew silent as the men entered. We were asked to remain silent for two minutes. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb absolutely completely dead … preposition about on See full entry [only before noun] not expressed with words or sound a silent prayer/protest They nodded in silent agreement. (of a letter in a word) written but not pronounced The ‘b’ in ‘lamb’ is silent. [only before noun] (of old films/movies) with pictures but no sound a silent film/movie stars of the silent screen Topics Film and theatreb2 [only before noun] (especially of a man) not talking very much synonym quiet He's the strong silent type. silent (on/about something) not giving information about something; refusing to speak about something The report is strangely silent on this issue. the right to remain silent (= the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested) Extra Examples They had kept remarkably silent about their intentions. This is a subject about which the official documents are ominously silent. Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs be seem become … adverb absolutely completely dead … preposition about on See full entry Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘not speaking’): from Latin silent- ‘being silent’, from the verb silere.
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