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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1653 COCA: 1820
silence
saɪləns ˈsaɪləns
Word forms: plural , 3rd person singular present tense silences, present participle silencing, past tense , past participle silenced
1 N-VAR [oft in/of N] 沉默;缄默;不作声 If there is silence, nobody is speaking. 沉默;缄默;不作声

  • They stood in silence.

    他们默不作声地站着。

  • He never lets those long silences develop during dinner.

    他从不会让晚餐时出现长时间的沉默。

  • Then he bellowed 'Silence!'

    然后他怒吼一声：“安静!”

SYN quiet, peace, calm, hush
2 N-UNCOUNT 寂静;无声 The silence of a place is the extreme quietness there. 寂静;无声

  • ...the silence of that rainless, all-concealing fog.

    滴雨未下、隐藏一切的大雾静默无声

  • She breathed deeply, savouring the silence.

    她深深地吸了口气，细细品味着这宁静。

3 N-UNCOUNT [oft poss NOUN] 缄默;绝口不提;闭口不谈 Someone's silence about something is their failure or refusal to speak to other people about it. 缄默;绝口不提;闭口不谈

  • The district court ruled that Popper's silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty.

    区法院裁定今天波珀在法庭上的缄默将被视作是进行无罪抗辩。

If someone breaks their silence about something, they talk about something that they have not talked about before or for a long time.打破沉默;不再三缄其口;开口说话

  • Gary decided to break his silence about his son's suffering in the hope of helping other families.

    加里决定对儿子遭受的痛苦不再保持沉默，以期望能帮助其他家庭。

4 VERB 使安静;使无声;使不说话 To silence someone or something means to stop them speaking or making a noise. 使安静;使无声;使不说话

  • A ringing phone silenced her. [VERB noun]

    响起的电话铃声让她安静了下来。

  • The shock silenced him completely. [VERB noun]

    他惊得哑口无言。

SYN quieten, still, quiet, cut off
5 VERB 制止，使不再发表(反对意见) If someone silences you, they stop you expressing opinions that they do not agree with. 制止，使不再发表(反对意见)

  • Like other tyrants, he tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him. [VERB noun]

    像其他暴君一样，他力图压制任何公开反对他的人。

  • ...an unsuccessful attempt by the government to silence the debate. [VERB noun]

    政府试图压制争论但未果

SYN suppress, gag, muzzle, censor
6 VERB 杀…灭口 To silence someone means to kill them in order to stop them revealing something secret. 杀…灭口

  • A hit man had been sent to silence her over the affair. [VERB noun]

    为了掩盖这件事，已经派出一名职业杀手去杀她灭口。

SYN kill, do in [informal] , eliminate [slang] , take out [slang]
Quotations
Silence is the virtue of fools Francis Bacon Advancement of Learning
Silence is more eloquent than words Thomas Carlyle Heroes and Hero-Worship
Word Partnership
Word PartnershipUse silence with:
ADJ.

awkward silence, complete silence, long silence, sudden silence, total silence 1

VERB.

silence falls, listen in silence, observe a silence, sit in silence, watch something in silence 1

break a/ your silence 2 3

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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1653 COCA: 1820
silence

noun¹

 1quietness寂靜ADJECTIVE | ... OF SILENCE | VERB + SILENCE | SILENCE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤lengthy, long, prolonged長時間的寂靜▸➤brief, momentary, a moment's, short短暫的寂靜；片刻的安靜◇There was a moment's silence before she replied.片刻沉寂後她才作答。➤deep, hushed肅靜➤awed敬畏的沉寂◇We sat and watched in awed silence as she performed.她表演的時候，我們充滿敬畏地靜坐觀看。➤absolute, complete, dead, deadly, deathly, total, utter萬籟俱寂；寂靜無聲；死寂◇We sat in complete silence, save for the ticking of the clock.我們靜靜地坐着，只聽見時鐘的滴答聲。◇A deathly silence hung over the town.死一樣的沉寂籠罩着全城。➤relative相對沉寂◇The rest of the trip passed in relative silence.剩下的旅程相對安靜地度過了。➤shocked, stunned震驚的／驚愕的沉寂◇Her comments were met with a stunned silence.她的話驚得四座啞然。➤awkward, embarrassed, embarrassing, strained, uncomfortable, uneasy令人尷尬的沉默；不自然的沉默；令人不安的寂靜◇An awkward silence followed.接下來是令人難堪的沉默。➤heavy, ominous, oppressive, tense氣氛沉重的／不祥的／氣氛壓抑的／氣氛緊張的沉默▸➤brooding, thoughtful憂思◇She fell into long, brooding silences.她默不作聲，陷入長久的沉思。➤stony, sullen冷漠無語；慍怒不語▸➤eerie, unnerving怪異的／令人不安的寂靜▸➤companionable友好和諧的寂靜◇They walked in companionable silence.他們融洽地默默走着。➤expectant, pregnant期待的／意味深長的沉默▸➤sudden突然的沉寂➤radio無線電靜默◇The soldier had broken radio silence to contact his aircraft.士兵打破了無線電靜默，發信號給他的飛機。... OF SILENCE➤moment一陣沉默VERB + SILENCE➤maintain保持沉默◇She maintained a stony silence.她冷冷地一言不發。➤break, interrupt, penetrate, pierce, punctuate, shatter打破沉默；不時打破寂靜◇Lewis finally broke the long silence between them.最後劉易斯打破了他們之間長時間的沉默。◇Celeste's voice penetrated the silence.塞萊斯特的聲音打破了沉寂。◇a silence punctuated only by the occasional sniff from the children只是偶爾被孩子們吸鼻子的聲音打破的寂靜➤lapse into, relapse into, retreat into, subside into, trail off into (all used only about people皆僅用於人) 陷入沉默；再度陷入沉默；沉默下來◇He lapsed into a sullen silence.他氣鼓鼓的，一言不發。➤stun sb into驚得某人說不出話來◇The boys were stunned into silence by this news.男孩子們聽到這消息驚得說不出話來。➤be met with遇到一片寂靜◇Her question was met with an uneasy silence.她的提問遭遇了一陣令人局促不安的冷場。➤observe (= as a sign of respect for the dead, etc.) 默哀◇A minute's silence for the victims will be observed.將為遇難者默哀一分鐘。➤fill填充沉默的間歇◇She filled the silence with music.沒人說話的時候她就放音樂。SILENCE + VERB➤come over sth, descend, fall, fall over sth, settle, settle over sth沉寂降臨到⋯；安靜下來◇A sudden silence fell over the room.整個房間突然靜了下來。➤hang, prevail, reign寂靜籠罩◇Silence reigned.一片寂靜。➤linger沉寂持續◇A heavy silence lingered in the air.令人壓抑的沉寂瀰漫在空氣中。➤envelop sth, fill sth沉寂籠罩着⋯／充溢着⋯◇Silence filled the room.房間一片沉寂。➤ensue, follow寂靜隨之而來▸➤deepen, grow, lengthen, spread, stretch靜謐彌深；寂靜持續；寂靜蔓延◇He thought for a moment, the silence lengthening.他想了一會兒，又是一陣沉默。➤greet sth⋯遭遇沉默◇A stunned silence greeted her announcement.她宣佈的事情驚得大家啞口無言。PREPOSITION➤in (the) silence寂靜地◇They ate their breakfast in silence.他們默不作聲地吃了早飯。PHRASES➤two minutes' silence, three minutes' silence (especially BrE) 兩分鐘的／三分鐘的默哀◇They observed two minutes' silence to remember the war dead.他們向戰爭死難者默哀兩分鐘。◇Countries throughout Europe held a three minutes' silence.歐洲各國都舉行了三分鐘默哀儀式。
silence

noun²

 2not saying anything about sth緘默ADJECTIVE | VERB + SILENCE | SILENCE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤deafening置之不理◇The government's only response has been a deafening silence.政府唯一的反應是裝聾作啞。➤dignified (especially BrE) 保持尊嚴的沉默▸➤deliberate故意的沉默VERB + SILENCE➤keep, maintain保持沉默◇He has so far kept a dignified silence on the subject.到目前為止他對這個話題一直保持有尊嚴的沉默。➤take as把沉默當作◇I took her silence as a no.我把她的默不作聲當作不同意。SILENCE + VERB➤surround沉默籠罩◇a debate to break the silence surrounding domestic violence打破對家庭暴力緘默的一場辯論PREPOSITION➤silence from來自⋯的沉默◇There seems to have been a deliberate silence from the newspapers.報界似乎故意對此事保持沉默。PHRASES➤a conspiracy of silence, a wall of silence保持緘默的密約；無人回應◇There is a conspiracy of silence about what is happening (= nobody is willing to talk about it).對於發生的事情大家都一致保持緘默。➤a vow of silence保持沉默的誓言◇She has broken her vow of silence on the issue.她沒有遵守對這件事保持沉默的誓言。
silence

verb

ADVERB | VERB + SILENCE | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤completely完全壓制住▸➤effectively事實上壓制住◇Criticism has now been effectively silenced.批評的聲音實際上已被壓了下去。➤immediately, quickly立即／迅速平息▸➤abruptly, instantly突然使沉默；很快使⋯安靜下來◇Her scream was abruptly silenced.她的尖叫聲戛然而止。➤momentarily, temporarily臨時／暫時平息➤forever永遠平息◇A shot to the head silenced him forever.一顆子彈射中他的腦袋，他再不會亂說話了。VERB + SILENCE➤try to試圖使⋯緘默▸➤manage to設法壓制▸➤fail to未能平息◇Even these improvements to the service failed to silence a grumbling chorus of complaints.即使對服務作了這些改進也不能平息一片抱怨聲。PREPOSITION➤with以⋯使緘默◇She silenced him with a glare.她瞪了他一眼，他就不作聲了。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1653 COCA: 1820
silence

noun

silence ♦︎ peace ♦︎ quiet ♦︎ tranquillity ♦︎ hush ♦︎ calmThese are all words for a lack of noise. 这些词均表示安静、寂静。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in silence / peace / tranquillity◆absolute / total silence / peace / quiet / tranquillity / calm◆relative silence / peace / quiet / tranquillity / calm◆a sudden silence / quiet / hush / calm◆to break the silence / peace / quiet / calm◆silence / quiet / a hush falls on sth■ silence [uncountable] a complete lack of noise or sound 寂静；无声◆Their footsteps echoed in the silence.他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡。◆A scream broke the silence of the night.一声尖叫划破了寂静的夜晚。  see also silent ⇨ quiet 1 ■ peace [uncountable] a lack of interruption from noise, problems, worry or unwanted actions 平静；安静；宁静◆She lay back and enjoyed the peace of the summer evening.她悠闲地躺着享受夏日傍晚的宁静。◆He never felt really at peace with himself.他从未真正感到心里平静过。◆He just wants to be left in peace (= not to be disturbed).他只希望别受到打扰。◆I need to check that she is all right, just for my own peace of mind (= so that I do not have to worry).我必须看到她安然无恙心里才踏实。  see also peaceful ⇨ quiet 1 ■ quiet [uncountable] the state of being without much noise 宁静；寂静；安静◆He seemed to prefer the quiet of his own room.他似乎更喜欢自己房间的宁静。◆I go to the library for a little peace and quiet.我到图书馆去清静一下。■ tranquillity (especially BrE) (NAmE usually tranquility) træŋˈkwɪləti [uncountable] (rather formal, written) the state of being without noise, violence or anxiety 安静；平静；安宁◆It is the perfect place to relax in an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity.这里的气氛恬静安宁，是休息放松的最佳场所。   see also tranquil ⇨ quiet 1 ■ hush [singular] a period of silence, especially following a lot of noise, or when people are expecting sth to happen （尤指一阵嘈杂之后或等着某事发生时的）寂静，鸦雀无声◆There was a deathly hush in the theatre.剧院里一片死寂。◆A hush fell over the landscape.这一片景物静了下来。■ calm [uncountable, countable] a quiet and peaceful time or situation 平静的时期；宁静的状态◆We sat together for a while in the calm of the evening.在宁静的夜晚，我们一起坐了一会。   see also calm ⇨ quiet adj. 1 silence

verb

silence ♦︎ quiet ♦︎ quieten ♦︎ shush ♦︎ muffleThese words all mean to become quieter or stop sb/sth from making so much noise. 这些词均表示变得安静、使安静。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to quiet / quieten (sb) down◆to quiet / quieten a crowd■ silence [transitive] (written) to make sb/sth stop speaking or making a noise 使安静；使不说话；使不作声◆She quickly silenced him with a glare.她瞪了他一眼，他马上就不作声了。◆Our bombs silenced the enemy's guns (= they destroyed them).我们的炸弹把敌人的炮火打哑了。   see also silent ⇨ quiet adj. 2 ■ quiet [intransitive, transitive] (especially NAmE) to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy 平静下来；安静下来；使平静；使安静◆The demonstrators quieted down when the police arrived.警察一到，示威者便平静了下来。◆He's very good at quieting the kids.他很懂得如何让孩子们安静下来。   see also quiet ⇨ quiet adj. 2 ■ quieten [intransitive, transitive] (BrE) to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy 平静下来；安静下来；使平静；使安静◆Things seem to have quietened down a bit this afternoon (= we are not as busy as we were).今天下午，事情似乎平静些了。◆The police appealed for calm, but it failed to quieten the protesters.警方呼吁抗议者保持冷静，但没有奏效。  see also quiet ⇨ quiet adj. 2 ■ shush [transitive] (rather informal) to tell sb to be quiet, especially by saying 'shush', or by putting your finger against your lips （尤指发“嘘”声或把手指竖在嘴唇上）要某人安静◆He rudely shushed the whole room and demanded silence.他粗鲁地“嘘”了一声，要屋里的人安静下来。■ muffle [transitive] to make the sound produced by sb/sth quieter or less clear, especially by covering it with sth （尤指用某物覆盖以）压低（声音），使（声音）模糊不清◆He tried to muffle the alarm clock by putting it under his pillow.他把闹钟塞在枕头底下，想减低声音。◆He saw shadowy figures slip by him, their footsteps muffled by the fog.他看到几个模糊的人影从身边溜过，他们的脚步声被大雾淹没。   see also muffled ⇨ quiet adj. 2
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1653 COCA: 1820
silence
Silent and silence: silent, silence, quiet...
Refusals and the act of refusing: refusal, silence, denial...
To be or to not be in contact with someone: hear from, maintain, correspond...
To stop someone doing something: stop, prevent, check...
To kill a person or animal: kill, murder, strangle...

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