1. 沉默的;不說(shuō)話(huà)的 Someone who is silent is not speaking.
e.g. Trish was silent because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words... 特里西一直不說(shuō)話(huà)，因為她不愿意吐露內心的想法。 e.g. He spoke no English and was completely silent during the visit... 他不會(huì )說(shuō)英語(yǔ)，參觀(guān)過(guò)程中一言未發(fā)。
silently She and Ned sat silently for a moment, absorbing the peace of the lake... 她和內德默默坐了一會(huì )兒，陶醉于湖面的寧靜。 Most of those attending the funeral stood silently showing little emotion. 出席葬禮的人大多都面無(wú)表情地靜靜站著(zhù)。
2. 寡言少語(yǔ)的;很少說(shuō)話(huà)的;不愛(ài)說(shuō)話(huà)的 If you describe someone as a silent person, you mean that they do not talk to people very much, and sometimes give the impression of being unfriendly.
e.g. He was a serious, silent man. 他是個(gè)一本正經(jīng)、寡言少語(yǔ)的人。
3. 無(wú)聲的;寂靜的;不出聲的 A place that is silent is completely quiet, with no sound at all. Something that is silent makes no sound at all.
e.g. The room was silent except for John's crunching... 屋子里一片寂靜，只有約翰發(fā)出的咀嚼聲。 e.g. The heavy guns have again fallen silent. 重型槍炮的聲音又一次安靜了下來(lái)。
silently Strange shadows moved silently in the almost permanent darkness. 奇怪的黑影在幾乎濃得化不開(kāi)的黑暗里悄無(wú)聲息地移動(dòng)。
4. 只字不提的;不愿講的 If someone is silent about something, they do not tell people anything about it, because they think it is a private matter or because they want to keep the information secret.
e.g. Douglas was noticeably silent about his feelings for his father... 道格拉斯明顯不愿提及自己對父親的感情。 e.g. The administration has recently become silent about abuses in Haiti. 最近政府對發(fā)生在海地的虐待事件絕口不提。
5. (情感、行為等)無(wú)聲的，不用言語(yǔ)表達的 A silent emotion or action is not expressed in speech.
e.g. The attacker still stood there, watching her with silent contempt... 襲擊者還站在那里，用一種鄙夷的眼神一言不發(fā)地看著(zhù)她。 e.g. She offered a silent prayer of thanks. 她默默祈禱以表謝意。
silently Whitlock silently cursed Graham for heaping more suspicion on him. 惠特洛克心里默默地詛咒格雷厄姆，因為他讓自己備受猜疑。
6. (電影)無(wú)聲的 A silent film has pictures usually accompanied by music but does not have the actors' voices or any other sounds.
e.g. ...one of the famous silent films of Charlie Chaplin. 查理·卓別林著(zhù)名的默片之一 e.g. ...comedy stars of the silent era. 默片時(shí)代的喜劇明星們
7. (單詞中的字母)不發(fā)音的 A silent letter in a word is written but not pronounced. For example, the 'k' in the word 'know' is silent.
silent英英釋義
adj
1. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Synonym: dumbmute
2. having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
e.g. a silent dog whistle
3. not made to sound
e.g. the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor' in French certain letters are often unsounded
Synonym: unsounded
4. failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
e.g. the witness remained silent
Synonym: mum
5. implied by or inferred from actions or statements
e.g. gave silent consent a tacit agreement the understood provisos of a custody agreement
Synonym: tacitunderstood
6. marked by absence of sound
e.g. a silent house soundless footsteps on the grass the night was still