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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1653 COCA: 1820
silence
noun /ˈsaɪləns/
singularsilence
pluralsilences
  1. 1
    [U] complete quiet 寂静;无声

    The owl's cry cut through the silence in the forest. 猫头鹰的叫声划破了森林的寂静。

    The silence was broken by the soft sound of rain. 轻柔的雨滴声打破了寂静。

    When I answered the phone there was dead silence (=no sound at all). 我接起电话时,里面什么声音也没有。

     Synonyms and related words
    Silent and silence: silent, silence, quiet...
    1. a.
      [C/U] a period of time when no one speaks 沉默;无人作声

      Long silences make her uncomfortable. 长时间的沉默让她很不舒服。

      We stared at each other in stunned silence. 我们惊呆了,一言不发地互相凝视着对方。

      a moment of silence :

      We begin our service with a moment of silence. 我们开始做礼拜时要先静默一会儿。

      in silence :

      They drove home in silence. 他们默不作声地开车回家。

       Synonyms and related words
      Silent and silence: silent, silence, quiet...
  2. 2
    [singular/uncountable] the refusal to talk about something or to provide information 缄默;不言不语;默不作声

    She maintained an angry silence. 她一直生着闷气。

    silence on :

    Her silence on the subject has been interpreted as a sign of guilt. 她对此事的缄默被视为愧疚的表示。

     Synonyms and related words
    Refusals and the act of refusing: refusal, silence, denial...
  3. 3
    [singular/uncountable] a complete lack of communication with someone by letter, telephone, or other means 无音信;失去联系

    A letter finally arrived from Lee, ending his long silence. 终于收到李的来信,从而结束了这段漫长的杳无音信的日子。

     Synonyms and related words
silence
verb [T] /ˈsaɪləns/
present tense
I/you/we/theysilence
he/she/itsilences
present participlesilencing
past tensesilenced
past participlesilenced
  1. 1
    to stop someone or something from speaking or making a sound 使安静;使缄默

    He silenced her with an angry look. 他生气地看了她一眼,示意她安静。

    After about twenty minutes, someone managed to silence the alarm. 大约20分钟后,终于有人把警报声关掉了。

    They were completely silenced by the news. 听到这个消息后,他们全都哑口无言。

     Synonyms and related words
    To stop someone doing something: stop, prevent, check...
  2. 2
    to prevent someone from giving an opinion or from criticizing you 压制(意见或批评等)

    Efforts to silence opposition have so far been unsuccessful. 对反对派言论的压制目前来说还远未成功。

     Synonyms and related words
    To stop someone doing something: stop, prevent, check...
  3. 3
    very informal to kill someone so that they cannot give information to an enemy or someone in authority 杀死(某人以防泄密)
     Synonyms and related words
    To kill a person or animal: kill, murder, strangle...

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