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