| 词汇 | silence |
| 释义 | silence | BrE ˈsʌɪləns, AmE ˈsaɪləns | A. noun ① uncountable (absence of sound) 寂静 ▸ silence fell 安静下来 ▸ silence reigns 一片寂静 ▸ the sound of a dog barking broke the silence 犬吠声打破了寂静 ② countable and uncountable (absence of speaking) 沉默 ▸ silence please! 请安静！ ▸ to call for silence 要求保持安静 ▸ to reduce sb to silence 使某人安静下来 ▸ in silence; 一言不发地 ▸ a one/two minute silence 一分钟/两分钟的沉默 ③ countable (absence of communication) 缄默 ▸ to break one's silence 打破沉默 ④ uncountable and countable (discretion) 不声张 ▸ to buy sb's silence 花钱让某人保密 B. transitive verb ① (quieten) 使不出声 ▸ to silence the enemy's guns 把敌人的枪炮打哑 ② (gag) 压制 ‹critics, opposition, criticism›▸ the government has passed new laws to silence the radical press 政府已通过了新法令来压制激进的新闻媒体 |
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