silence

n

• ① 1沉默;无言;肃静2沉默的时间3默祷
  • He's a man of silence.他是个沉默寡言的人。
  • break [keep] silence打破[保持]沉默
  • A shot shattered the silence.一声枪响打破了寂静。
  • Speech is silver, silence is golden.【谚】雄辩是银,沉默是金。
  • a breathless silence屏息的沉默
  • When he had finished his speech, there was a (long) silence.当他讲完话时,有一阵(长久的)沉默。
  • observe (a) three-minute silence举行三分钟的默祷

• ② 寂静
  • the silence of the night夜的寂静

• ③ 1无音频;音频杳然2无音频的期间
  • after seven years of silence音频断了七年之后
  • I must apologize for my long silence.久未写信,我必须道歉。
  • After his first letter there was a long silence.在他的第一封信之后,有一段长久无音频的期间。

• ④ 保持缄默,守口如瓶
  • They tried to buy his silence.他们试图用金钱箝制他的口舌。

• ⑤ 湮没;忘却
  • pass into silence被遗忘
  • I denounce his silence on this matter.我谴责他对这件事毫无表示。