silences

1. [U] 寂静,无声 absence of sound; complete quiet
2. [U] 沉默 the state of not speaking or making a noise
3. [U] 无音信,失去联系 failure to write a letter, to telephone, etc.
4. [C] 寂静时刻,期间 a moment or period of any of these conditions

1. vt. 使安静; 使沉默 cause to be quiet; make silent

• break a silence打破沉默
• buy sb's silence用贿赂封某人的口
• interrupt a silence打破沉默
• keep silence保持沉默
• maintain silence保持沉默
• observe a silence保持静默
• observe three minutes' silence默哀三分钟
• pass into silence湮没在无声无息中
• purchase sb's silence用贿赂堵住某人的口
• put sb to silence驳得某人哑口无言
• retreat into one's silence沉默不语
• treasure silence珍视沉默
• understand a silence理解沉静的意思〔态度〕

• absolute silence绝对的沉默
• angry silence愤怒的沉默
• awful silence可怕的寂静
• awkward silence尴尬的沉默
• brief silence短暂的沉默
• complete silence完全沉静
• dead silence死一般的寂静
• deep silence寂静
• long silence长时间的沉默
• perfect silence完全的沉默
• short silence短暂的沉默
• strict silence严格的沉默
• total silence完全沉默

• radio silence无线电寂静

• in silence沉默地,无声地
• listen to sb in silence默默地听某人讲
• pass a matter with silence对某事置之不理

• silence between…之间默默无言
• silence of midnight子夜的寂静
• silence on recent events对近来发生的事保持沉默

• silence crowd使人群安静下来
• silence the children使孩子们安静下来

• silence awkwardly尴尬地沉默
• silence completely完全沉默
• silence discreetly慎重地沉默
• silence effectually有效地沉默
• silence grimly阴森地沉默
• silence horribly可怕地沉默
• silence incessantly持续不断地沉默
• silence momentarily顷刻地沉默
• silence mysteriously秘密地沉默
• silence painfully痛苦地沉默
• silence sarcastically嘲笑地沉默
• silence sincerely严肃地沉默
• silence sternly严肃地沉默
• silence terribly可怕地沉默
• silence unbearably难以忍受地沉默

in silence沉默地

keep silence保持沉默，保持安静

silence is gold沉默是金

silence is golden沈默是金

break the silence打破沉默；打破宁静

dead silence静默无声；死一般的沉寂

conspiracy of silence保持缄默的密约

radio silence无线电寂静

1. We interpreted his silence as a refusal.
   我们认为他的沉默是拒绝的表示。
2. His forceful arguments reduced his opponents to silence.
   他那有力的论点驳得对手哑口无言。
3. There was nothing but silence in the room.
   这间屋内声息全无，一片寂静。
4. A terrible silence descended upon the whole hall.
   一阵可怕的寂静突然笼罩着整个厅堂。

1. The teacher tried to silence the pupils.
   老师设法让学生们安静下来。
2. The speaker tried to silence the angry crowd .
   讲话者试图使愤怒的人群安静下来。
3. The enemy's guns were silenced by repeated bombings.
   敌人的炮火因遭到轮番轰炸而沉寂了。