silent
adj
ˈsaɪlənt
adj
1
NOT SPEAKING
不说话
a.
not
saying
anything
b.
not
talking
much
to
other
people
沉默寡言的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
Alan
was
silent.
艾伦沉默不语。
remain/stay/keep
silent
She
kept
silent,
forcing
Buchanan
to
continue.
她保持沉默，逼着布坎南继续下去。
The
crowd
fell
silent
(=became
silent)
when
the
President
appeared.
总统出现时，人群安静了下来。
the
strong
silent
type
2
NOT COMMUNICATING
不交流
failing
or
refusing
to
talk
about
something
or
express
an
opinion
只字不提的，不表态的
[+
on/about
]
The
report
was
silent
on
the
subject.
报告对这个问题只字不提。
3
QUIET
安静的
without
any
sound,
or
not
making
any
sound
无声的，寂静的
The
large
house
was
silent
and
lonely.
这幢大房子寂静而荒凉。
At
last
the
guns
fell
silent
.
枪声终于沉寂了下来。
Julie
offered
up
a
silent
prayer
that
she
would
pass
her
exam.
朱莉默默地祈祷，希望能通过这次考试。
as
silent
as
the
grave
4
FILMS
影片
a
silent
film
has
pictures
but
no
sound
无声的
only before noun 仅用于名词前
5
LETTER
字母
a
silent
letter
in
a
word
is
not
pronounced
不发音的
The
‘w’
in
‘wreck’
is
silent.
单词 wreck 中的字母 w 是不发音的。