n. 1.沉默，无言；无表示；无声，沉静，肃静，寂静；【音乐】停止。 2.忘却，湮没；无表示；无音讯。 短语和例子 a man of silence 沉默寡言的人。 S- gives consent. 沉默即承认，没有表示就是承认。 I beg pardon for my long silence. 长久没有写信给你，请原谅。 The rest is silence. 其余就不知道了。 break silence 打破沉默，开口讲话。 buy sb.'s silence 收买某人使不开口[守秘密]。 in silence 沉默着，静静地。 keep silence 保持沉默，不开口。 observe a moment's silence in honour of 为(某人等)静默一分钟。 pass a matter with silence＝pass over a matter in silence 不过问某事。 pass into silence 被遗忘。 put to silence＝reduce to silence 把…驳得哑口无言。 vt. 1.使(嘈杂声音等)静下来；堵住…的嘴，使无言；使(敌人的炮台等)沉默，打哑。 2.把…说得无话可对，使哑口无言；使停止；使安静。 短语和例子 a silenced gun 装有消音器的枪。 int. 请静一静，嘘，喂。
a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising" 同义词：muteness,
the trait of keeping things secret 同义词：secrecy, secretiveness,
the absence of sound; "he needed silence in order to sleep"; "the street was quiet" 同义词：quiet,
the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); "there was a shocked silence"; "he gestured for silence"
cause to be quiet or not talk; "Please silence the children in the church!" 同义词：hush, quieten, still, shut up, hush up,
keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
Silence is the lack of audible sound or presence of sounds of very low intensity. By analogy, the word silence can also refer to any absence of communication, including in media other than speech.
例句与用法
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They stood in silence as a mark of honor to her . 他们肃立向她致敬。
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Silence is the perfectest herald of joy . 静默是表示快乐的最好方法。
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The church was wrong in silencing galileo . 教会压制伽俐略是错误的。
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I assume that your silence implies consent . 我想你沉默即表示同意。
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The silence that followed seemed unnatural . 接着便是异乎寻常的寂静。
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The answer was followed by an impressive silence . 接着是一片沉默。
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A complete silence reigned in the car . 大家一声不响，吊篮里静悄悄的。
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There are women who could suffer in silence . 有些妇女可以默默地忍受。
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They're trying to wear us down by silence . 他们是想用沉默来拖垮我们。
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All the while jo watched her in silence . 乔一直闷声不响地看着她。
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