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silent

adjective
 
🔊/ˈsaɪlənt/
🔊/ˈsaɪlənt/
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  1.  
     where there is little or no sound; making little or no sound无声的；安静的；不喧闹的 synonym quiet
    • At last the traffic fell silent.车辆的喧嚣终于消逝了。🔊🔊
    • The streets were silent and deserted.大街小巷寂无一人。🔊🔊
    Extra Examples
    • The new bus is virtually silent.新公共汽车几乎没有噪声。
    • As darkness began to fall, the cannon fell silent.夜幕降临后，炮声归于沉寂。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • absolutely
    • completely
    • dead
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • on
    See full entry
  2.  
     (of a person人) not speaking不说话的；沉默的
    • to remain/stay/keep silent保持沉默
    • As the curtain rose, the audience fell silent.幕启时，观众安静下来。🔊🔊
    • He gave me the silent treatment (= did not speak to me because he was angry).他对我不予理睬。🔊🔊
    • Half the room went silent and turned to see what was happening.一半的房间安静了下来，转身看发生了什么事。
    • They huddled together in silent groups.他们一群群地围在一起，默不作声。🔊🔊
    • The mayor was silent for a moment. 市长沉默了片刻。
    Extra Examples
    • Len remained obstinately silent.莱恩固执地一言不发。
    • She sat silent throughout the meal.吃饭时她静静地坐着，没说一句话。
    • I could not keep silent any longer.我再也不能保持沉默了。
    • The room grew silent as the men entered.这些人一进来房间里就变得鸦雀无声。
    • We were asked to remain silent for two minutes.我们被要求保持沉默两分钟。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • absolutely
    • completely
    • dead
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • on
    See full entry
  3.  
     [only before noun] not expressed with words or sound不用言语表达的；无声的
    • a silent prayer/protest默祷；无声的抗议
    • They nodded in silent agreement.他们默默地点头表示同意。🔊🔊
  4. (of a letter in a word单词中的字母) written but not pronounced不发音的
    • The ‘b’ in ‘lamb’ is silent.lamb 中的 b 不发音。🔊🔊
  5. [only before noun] (of old films/movies过去的电影) with pictures but no sound无声的；无声电影的
    • a silent film/movie无声电影
    • stars of the silent screen无声电影时代的明星
    Topics Film and theatreb2
  6. [only before noun] (especially of a man尤指男人) not talking very much很少说话的；不爱说话的；少言寡语的 synonym quiet
    • He's the strong silent type.他是那种强悍而沉默寡言的人。🔊🔊
  7. silent (on/about something) not giving information about something; refusing to speak about something不提供情况的；未谈及的；拒绝讲的
    • The report is strangely silent on this issue.很奇怪，报告对这个问题避而不谈。🔊🔊
    • the right to remain silent (= the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested)沉默权
    Extra Examples
    • They had kept remarkably silent about their intentions.对于他们的意图，他们一直没有透露过一个字。
    • This is a subject about which the official documents are ominously silent.这个话题官方文件避而不谈，不是个祥兆。
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • absolutely
    • completely
    • dead
    • …
    preposition
    • about
    • on
    See full entry
    8. Word Originlate 15th cent. (in the sense ‘not speaking’): from Latin silent- ‘being silent’, from the verb silere.