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单词 shush
释义 shush
I. \ˈshəsh\ noun
(-es)
Etymology: imitative
: a sibilant sound uttered to enjoin silence
 < listeners who break into a spontaneous handclap or two are immediately shamed with pious shushes — Winthrop Sargeant >
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
transitive verb
1. : to urge quiet upon (as by making the sound “sh” and holding an index finger before the lips) : repress the agitation or clamor of : hush, silence
 < made animal noises until he was shushed — John McDonald >
 < applauded happily but was shushed by my neighbors — Hyman Toldberg >
 < the policeman shushed him with his hand — Claud Cockburn >
2. : to restrain from a desired course or action : suppress
 < those … who demurred and privately pressed for a changed policy were shushed by the functionaries — Frank Tollman >
intransitive verb
: to become silent : grow still : hush — used in the imperative to urge cessation of talk or moderation of sound
 < shush now, let's be quiet enough to hear a pin drop >
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