si·lence
书籍:英汉辞典
更新时间:2018-09-12 06:52:07
出处:按学科分类—语言、文字 辽宁人民出版社《英汉辞典》第1177页(377字)
【释义】:
n.①静寂,无声:break the silence of night打破夜的静寂.②沉默,无言:listen in silence 静静地听.Ssilence!肃静!(语气较重;比较:Be quiet!静些儿吧!)Ssilence reigned in the hall.全场肃静.put(or reduce)sb.to silence 驳得某人哑口无言.Ssilence gives consent.【谚】沉默意味着同意.
-vt.①使寂静,使沉默:silence a baby’s crying使婴儿止哭.②压倒,压制:silence one’s critics驳倒批评者.silence the enemy’s guns压倒敌人的炮火.