She and Ned sat silently for a moment, absorbing the peace of the lake.
她和内德默默坐了一会儿,陶醉于湖面的宁静。
Most of those attending the funeral stood silently showing little emotion.
出席葬礼的人大多都面无表情地静静站着。
2ADJ-GRADED [ADJ n]寡言少语的;很少说话的;不爱说话的 If you describe someone as a silent person, you mean that they do not talk to people very much, and sometimes give the impression of being unfriendly. 寡言少语的;很少说话的;不爱说话的
3ADJ-GRADED [usually verb-link ADJ]无声的;寂静的;不出声的 A place that is silent is completely quiet, with no sound at all. Something that is silent makes no sound at all. 无声的;寂静的;不出声的
Strange shadows moved silently in the almost permanent darkness.
奇怪的黑影在几乎浓得化不开的黑暗里悄无声息地移动。
4ADJ-GRADED [v-link ADJabout n]只字不提的;不愿讲的 If someone is silent about something, they do not tell people anything about it, because they think it is a private matter or because they want to keep the information secret. 只字不提的;不愿讲的
Douglas was noticeably silent about his feelings for his father.
道格拉斯明显不愿提及自己对父亲的感情。
The administration has recently become silent about abuses in Haiti.
最近政府对发生在海地的虐待事件绝口不提。
5ADJ [ADJ n](情感、行为等)无声的,不用言语表达的 A silent emotion or action is not expressed in speech. (情感、行为等)无声的,不用言语表达的
The attacker still stood there, watching her with silent contempt.
袭击者还站在那里,用一种鄙夷的眼神一言不发地看着她。
She offered a silent prayer of thanks.
她默默祈祷以表谢意。
silently
Whitlock silently cursed Graham for heaping more suspicion on him.
惠特洛克心里默默地诅咒格雷厄姆,因为他让自己备受猜疑。
6ADJ [ADJ n](电影)无声的 A silent film has pictures usually accompanied by music but does not have the actors' voices or any other sounds. (电影)无声的
...one of the famous silent films of Charlie Chaplin.
查理·卓别林著名的默片之一
...comedy stars of the silent era.
默片时代的喜剧明星们
7ADJ (单词中的字母)不发音的 A silent letter in a word is written but not pronounced. For example, the 'k' in the word 'know' is silent. (单词中的字母)不发音的
VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITIONVERBS➤be, seem沉默;看似安靜▸➤become, fall, go, grow變得安靜;陷入沉默◇The crowd fell silent as she began to speak.她開始說話時,人群安靜了下來。◇The room grew silent as the men entered.這些人一進來房間裏就變得鴉雀無聲。➤keep, lie, remain, sit, stand, stay保持沉默;一片寂靜;靜靜地坐着;一言不發地站着◇I could not keep silent any longer.我再也不能保持沉默了。◇The street lay silent and deserted.街上空無一人,一片寂靜。◇She sat silent throughout the meal.吃飯時她靜靜地坐着,沒說一句話。ADVERB➤absolutely, completely, dead (informal, especially NAmE) , entirely, perfectly, totally, utterly寂靜無聲;鴉雀無聲;死一樣沉寂;萬籟俱寂;很安靜▸➤almost, nearly, virtually幾近無聲◇The new bus is virtually silent.新公共汽車幾乎沒有噪聲。➤largely, mostly大部份人都保持沉默◇an issue about which the researchers are largely silent研究人員大都保持沉默的話題➤notably, remarkably尤其/特別安靜▸➤curiously, uncharacteristically, unusually稀奇地安靜;異樣地沉默;不尋常地安靜▸➤deadly, eerily, oddly, strangely, unnaturally死一樣地沉寂;可怕地沉寂;出奇地靜;反常地安靜◇The street was strangely silent.這條街道異常地安靜。➤ominously不祥地寂靜◇This is a subject about which the official documents are ominously silent.這個話題官方文件避而不談,不是個祥兆。➤resolutely, stubbornly堅決不作聲;固執地保持沉默◇Len remained resolutely silent.萊恩固執地一言不發。PREPOSITION➤about就⋯保持緘默◇They had kept remarkably silent about their intentions.對於他們的意圖,他們一直沒有透露過一個字。➤on對⋯隻字不提◇The report was silent on that subject.報告對那個問題隻字未提。
silent adj. ⇨silent (fall silent)⇨quiet1 (silent streets)⇨quiet2 (a silent prayer)⇨quiet3 (the strong, silent type)silent
adjective
silent ♦︎ speechless ♦︎ dumb ♦︎ mute ♦︎ inarticulateThese words all describe a person who does not or cannot speak, or an action that is not expressed in words.这些词均表示不说话的、说不出话的、无声的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆speechless / dumb / inarticulate with rage / anger■silent(of a person) not speaking(人)不说话的,沉默的◆They huddled together in silent groups.他们一群群挤在一起,默不作声。◆As the curtain rose, the audience fell silent.幕启时,观众安静了下来。▸silently
adverb
◆They marched silently through the streets.他们在大街上默默地行进。■speechlessunable to speak, especially because you are extremely angry or surprised(尤因非常生气或惊讶)说不出话的◆Laura was speechless with rage.劳拉气得说不出话来。◆His words left her speechless.他的话让她无言以对。■dumb dʌm not speaking不说话的;说不出话的◆We were all struck dumb with amazement.我们都惊讶得说不出话来。◆We all sat there in dumb silence.我们都坐在那里,默不作声。ⓘ Dumb also means 'unable to speak'. * dumb也可表示“哑的、不能说话的”◆She was born deaf and dumb.她天生又聋又哑。However, this meaning of dumb is old-fashioned and can be offensive.不过,dumb的这个含义已经过时,会有冒犯的意味。▸dumbly
adverb
◆'Are you all right?' Lucy nodded dumbly.“你没事吧?”露西默默地点了点头。■mute (literary) not speaking or making a sound; not expressed in words or sounds; unable to speak沉默的;不出声的;无声的;哑的◆The child sat mute in the corner of the room.那孩子坐在屋子的角落里,一声不吭。◆She gave him a look of mute appeal.她向他摆出一副默默请求的表情。◆The film concerns a mute Scottish widow and her passion for music.这部电影讲的是一个苏格兰哑巴寡妇以及她对音乐的热爱。▸mutely
adverb
◆He nodded mutely.他默默地点了点头。NOTE辨析 Dumb or mute?In the meaning 'unable to speak', both dumb and mute are rather old-fashioned, and dumb can be offensive. An acceptable alternative is speech-impaired, but this is not at all frequent, and the phrase 'unable to speak' is often used instead.表示“哑的”之义时,dumb和mute都已过时,而且dumb可能有冒犯的意味。speech-impaired(有语言障碍)是个可接受的替代词,但很少用,而经常用短语unable to speak来表达这个意思◆The 2nd Duke of Montrose was deaf and unable to speak.第二任蒙特罗斯公爵又聋又哑。■inarticulateˌɪnɑːˈtɪkjələt; NAmEˌɪnɑːrˈtɪk (ratherformal) (of people) not able to express ideas or feelings clearly or easily; (of speech) not using clear words; not expressed clearly(人)不善于表达的,不善于说话的;(讲话)词不达意的,表达得不清楚的◆You can't expect an inarticulate young child to defend himself in court.你不能指望一个不善表达的孩子在法庭上为自己辩护。◆She was inarticulate with rage.她气得语无伦次。◆He gave a particularly inarticulate reply.他给了一个简直不知所云的答复。OPParticulate ⇨ articulate