silence
noun /ˈsaɪləns/
/ˈsaɪləns/
Idioms - [uncountable] a complete lack of noise or sound
寂静；无声 - Their footsteps echoed in the silence.
他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡着。 - A scream broke the silence of the night.
一声尖叫划破了寂静的夜晚。 - I need absolute silence when I'm working.
我工作时需要绝对的安静。
- Celeste's voice penetrated the silence.
塞莱斯特的声音打破了沉寂。 - She filled the silence with music.
没人说话的时候她就放音乐。 - Silence reigned.
一片寂静。 - We sat in complete silence, save for the ticking of the clock.
我们静静地坐着，只听见时钟的滴答声。 - a silence punctuated only by the occasional sniff from the children
只是偶尔被孩子们吸鼻子的声音打破的寂静 - Something was moving in silence along the edge of the woods.
有什么东西在树林边无声无息地移动着。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lengthy
- long
- prolonged
- …
- moment
- maintain
- break
- interrupt
- …
- come over something
- descend
- fall
- …
- in (the) silence
- two minutes’ silence
- three minutes’ silence
- Their footsteps echoed in the silence.
- [countable, uncountable] a situation when nobody is speaking
沉默；缄默；默不作声 - an embarrassed/awkward/uncomfortable silence
尴尬/尴尬/不舒服的沉默 - a moment’s stunned silence
一时惊愕得说不出话来 - I got used to his long silences.
我已习惯了他半天不说话的样子。 - They finished their meal in total silence.
他们默不作声地吃完饭。 - She lapsed into silence again.
她又沉默下来。 - There was a deafening silence (= one that is very noticeable).
四下里静得刺耳。 - a two-minute silence in honour of those who had died
为死去的人默哀两分钟 - Her accusations reduced him to silence.
她的指控使他沉默了。 - He’s not one to suffer in silence! (= to suffer without telling somebody)
他不是一个默默忍受的人！不告诉别人就受苦 - There was a moment of uncomfortable silence.
有一段令人不安的沉默。 - They observed a two-minute silence in memory of the children.
他们默哀两分钟以纪念孩子们。
- A heavy silence lingered in the air.
令人压抑的沉寂弥漫在空气中。 - A stunned silence greeted her announcement.
她宣布的事情惊得大家哑口无言。 - A sudden silence fell over the room.
整个房间突然静了下来。 - He lapsed into a sullen silence.
他陷入了阴郁的沉默。 - He thought for a moment, the silence lengthening.
他想了一会儿，又是一阵沉默。 - She fell into long, brooding silences.
她默不作声，陷入长久的沉思。 - The boys were stunned into silence by this news.
男孩子们听到这消息惊得说不出话来。 - The rest of the trip passed in relative silence.
剩下的旅程相对安静地度过了。 - There was a moment's silence before she replied.
片刻沉寂后她才作答。 - They ate their breakfast in silence.
他们默不作声地吃了早饭。 - They walked in companionable silence.
他们融洽地默默走着。 - We sat and watched in awed silence as she performed.
她表演的时候，我们充满敬畏地静坐观看。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- lengthy
- long
- prolonged
- …
- moment
- maintain
- break
- interrupt
- …
- come over something
- descend
- fall
- …
- in (the) silence
- two minutes’ silence
- three minutes’ silence
- an embarrassed/awkward/uncomfortable silence
- [uncountable, singular] a situation in which somebody refuses to talk about something or to answer questions
缄默；缄口不谈；拒绝回答 - She broke her public silence in a TV interview.
她接受了一次电视采访，就此结束了她不在公开场合说话的状态。 - silence (on something) The company's silence on the subject has been taken as an admission of guilt.
公司在这个问题上保持沉默被当作是承认有罪。 - the right to silence (= the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested)
沉默权 - There is a conspiracy of silence about what is happening (= everyone has agreed not to discuss it).
对于发生的事情，大家一致保持缄默。
- He has so far kept a dignified silence on the subject.
到目前为止他对这个话题一直保持有尊严的沉默。 - There seems to have been a deliberate silence from the newspapers.
报界似乎故意对此事保持沉默。 - a debate to break the silence surrounding domestic violence
打破对家庭暴力缄默的一场辩论 - She maintained a stony silence.
她冷冷地一言不发。 - I took her silence as a no.
我把她的默不作声当作不同意。
Collocations Dictionaryadjective- deafening
- dignified
- deliberate
- …
- keep
- maintain
- take as
- …
- surround
- silence from
- a conspiracy of silence
- a wall of silence
- a vow of silence
- …
- She broke her public silence in a TV interview.
- [uncountable] a situation in which people do not communicate with each other by letter or phone
互相不通音信的情形；无书信（或电话）联系 - The phone call came after months of silence.
几个月没有音信之后，打来了一个电话。
- Lewis finally broke the long silence between them.
最后刘易斯打破了他们之间长时间的沉默。 - The soldier had broken radio silence to contact his aircraft.
士兵打破了无线电静默，发信号给他的飞机。
- The phone call came after months of silence.
词源Middle English: from Old French, from Latin silentium, from silere ‘be silent’.
Idioms
a heavy silence/atmosphere
- a situation when people do not say anything, but feel embarrassed or uncomfortable
令人尴尬（或不安）的沉默（或气氛）
a pregnant pause/silence
- an occasion when nobody speaks, although people are aware that there are feelings or thoughts to express
耐人寻味的停顿；心照不宣的沉默 - There was a pregnant pause before she replied.
在她回答之前，有一段意味深长的停顿。
- There was a pregnant pause before she replied.
silence is golden
- (saying) it is often best not to say anything
沉默是金