quietly
adv
ˈkwaɪətli
adv
1
without
making
much
noise
轻声地，悄声地; 静静地
Rosa
shut
the
door
quietly.
罗莎轻轻地把门关上了。
‘I’m
sorry,’
she
said
quietly.
“对不起。”她轻声说道。
a
quietly-spoken
man
(=one
who
always
speaks
quietly)
话语轻柔的男人
2
in
a
way
that
does
not
attract
attention
悄悄地，不张扬地
The
mayor
had
been
aiming
to
quietly
turn
over
control
of
the
city’s
water
to
private
business
interests.
市长一直想悄悄地把本市的自来水控制权交给私营企业。
The
government
hoped
that
their
early
mishandling
of
the
crisis
could
be
quietly
forgotten
.
政府希望他们早先处理危机的失误能慢慢地被人淡忘。
3
without
protesting,
complaining,
or
fighting
安静地〔指不抗议、不抱怨、不吵架〕
Now
are
you
gonna
come
quietly
,
or
do
I
have
to
use
force?
你能乖乖地过来吗，还是非要我动武才行？
Speculation
is
growing
that
Grogan
will
be
replaced
at
the
end
of
the
season,
and
he
is
unlikely
to
go
quietly
.
有关格罗根在本赛季结束时将会被替换掉的猜测越来越多，而他是不会善罢甘休的。
4
quietly confident
fairly
confident
of
success,
but
without
talking
proudly
about
it
[尤英] 〔对成功〕暗中有信心的
especially BrE
Adam
came
out
of
the
interview
feeling
quietly
confident.
亚当面试后出来，心中很有把握。