silence

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柯林斯词典

silence /ˈsaɪləns/ (silencing,silenced,silences)

1. N-VAR If there is silence, nobody is speaking. 沉默
They stood in silence. 他们默默地站着。
He never lets those long silences develop during dinner. 他在晚餐时从不会让长时间的沉默出现。
2. N-UNCOUNT Someone's silence about something is their failure or refusal to speak to other people about it. 缄默
The district court ruled that Popper's silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty. 该区法院裁决波珀今天在法庭中的缄默应被看作是进行无罪抗辩。
3. PHRASE 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; 开口讲话
4. V-T If someone silences you, they stop you from expressing opinions that they do not agree with. 制止 (发表不同意见)
Like other tyrants, he tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him. 像其他暴君一样，他试图压制任何公开反对他的人。

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剑桥词典

silence noun (QUIET)

The conductor waited for dead silence before commencing the performance .
After he had spoken , a deathly silence/hush fell on the room .
In the silence of the night , a lone wolf howled .
A screech of brakes jarred the silence.
The silence was broken only by the whisper of the leaves in the gentle breeze .

silence noun (NO SPEAKING)

Cistercian monks and nuns take a vow of silence.
He has maintained a dignified silence about the rumours .
A jury should not interpret the silence of a defendant as a sign of guilt .
No one could think of anything more to say, and the meeting lapsed into silence.
We listened in silence as the names of the dead were read out.

习语

silence is golden

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