adj.(形容词)

1. 无声的， 不作声的
2. 沉默的，寡言的
3. 不活动的
4. 【语】不发音的
5. 【医】无症状的
6. 未说出的，未言明的，未提及的，未谈及的
7. 静止的
8. 寂静的，安静的，寂静无声的
9. 未记述的
10. 不提供情况的
11. 拒绝讲的

n.(名词)

1. 无声电影
2. 无声

adj.(形容词)

1. 寂静的,无声的 free from noise; quiet
2. 沉默的 not speaking or using spoken expression
3. 不发音的 (of a letter in a word) not having a sound; not pronounced

Adjective:

1. marked by absence of sound;

   "a silent house"
   "soundless footsteps on the grass"
   "the night was still"
   

2. failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to;

   "the witness remained silent"
   

3. implied by or inferred from actions or statements;

   "gave silent consent"
   "a tacit agreement"
   "the understood provisos of a custody agreement"
   

4. not made to sound;

   "the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'"
   "in French certain letters are often unsounded"
   

5. having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility;

   "a silent dog whistle"
   

6. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

1.沉默的;不说话的
Someone who issilent is not speaking.

e.g. Trish wassilent because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words...
特里西一直不说话，因为她不愿意吐露内心的想法。
e.g. He spoke no English and was completelysilent during the visit...
他不会说英语，参观过程中一言未发。

silently
She and Ned sat silently for a moment, absorbing the peace of the lake...
她和内德默默坐了一会儿，陶醉于湖面的宁静。
Most of those attending the funeral stood silently showing little emotion.
出席葬礼的人大多都面无表情地静静站着。

2.寡言少语的;很少说话的;不爱说话的
If you describe someone as asilent 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.
他是个一本正经、寡言少语的人。

3.无声的;寂静的;不出声的
A place that issilent is completely quiet, with no sound at all. Something that issilent makes no sound at all.

e.g. The room wassilent except for John's crunching...
屋子里一片寂静，只有约翰发出的咀嚼声。
e.g. The heavy guns have again fallensilent.
重型枪炮的声音又一次安静了下来。

silently
Strange shadows moved silently in the almost permanent darkness.
奇怪的黑影在几乎浓得化不开的黑暗里悄无声息地移动。

4.只字不提的;不愿讲的
If someone issilent 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 noticeablysilent about his feelings for his father...
道格拉斯明显不愿提及自己对父亲的感情。
e.g. The administration has recently becomesilent about abuses in Haiti.
最近政府对发生在海地的虐待事件绝口不提。

5.(情感、行为等)无声的，不用言语表达的
Asilent emotion or action is not expressed in speech.

e.g. The attacker still stood there, watching her withsilent contempt...
袭击者还站在那里，用一种鄙夷的眼神一言不发地看着她。
e.g. She offered asilent prayer of thanks.
她默默祈祷以表谢意。

silently
Whitlock silently cursed Graham for heaping more suspicion on him.
惠特洛克心里默默地诅咒格雷厄姆，因为他让自己备受猜疑。

6.(电影)无声的
Asilent film has pictures usually accompanied by music but does not have the actors' voices or any other sounds.

e.g. ...one of the famoussilent films of Charlie Chaplin.
查理·卓别林著名的默片之一
e.g. ...comedy stars of thesilent era.
默片时代的喜剧明星们

7.(单词中的字母)不发音的
Asilent letter in a word is written but not pronounced. For example, the 'k' in the word 'know' is silent.

1. (无声)：声 音: 单声道(Mono) 无声(silent)<>片长一小时四十五分钟. 故事发生的时间与地点非常集中,但人物众多,在大饭店这个舞台上以交错形式展现了各种不同的人生与性格,影片的主要角色均由米高梅(MGM)最佳的明星出演,

2. 安静：全新的全数码冰箱控制系统,配合7个环境传感器全面收集数码信息,使保鲜效果达到最佳状态,并设有快速制冷(QUICK)、加速制冷(SPEED)、安静(silent)、睡眠(SLEEP)等模式.

Would you be good enough to keep silent?

请你保持安静好吗？

The old house was quite silent.

这所旧房子非常寂静。

We sailed into a beautiful and silent bay.

我们驶进一个美丽而安静的海湾。

She was a silent girl, cool and remote.

她是一个沉默寡言的女孩，对人冷漠而孤傲。

I represent the silent majority.

我代表沉默的大多数。

If you are arrested you have the right to remain silent.

如果你被捕，你有权保持沉默。

She was blind to the silent worship in his eyes.

她没有发觉他眼里流露出的无声的敬慕之情。

to remain'/stay'/keep silent

保持沉默

They huddled together in silent groups.

他们一群群地围在一起，默不作声。

As the curtain rose, the audience fell silent .

幕启时，观众安静下来。

He gave me the silent treatment (= did not speak to me because he was angry) .

他对我不予理睬。

He's the strong silent type.

他是那种强悍而沉默寡言的人。

At last the traffic fell silent .

车辆的喧嚣终于消逝了。

The streets were silent and deserted.

大街小巷寂无一人。

a silent prayer'/protest

默祷；无声的抗议

They nodded in silent agreement .

他们默默地点头表示同意。

The report is strangely silent on this issue.

很奇怪，报告对这个问题避而不谈。

the right to remain silent (= the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested)

沉默权

a silent film'/movie

无声电影

stars of the silent screen

无声电影时代的明星

The 'u2018b 'u2019 in 'u2018lamb 'u2019 is silent.

lamb中的b不发音。

Trish was silent because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words...

特里西一直不说话，因为她不愿意吐露内心的想法。

He spoke no English and was completely silent during the visit...

他不会说英语，参观过程中一言未发。

He was a serious, silent man.

他是个一本正经、寡言少语的人。

The room was silent except for John's crunching...

屋子里一片寂静，只有约翰发出的咀嚼声。

The heavy guns have again fallen silent.

重型枪炮的声音又一次安静了下来。

Douglas was noticeably silent about his feelings for his father...

道格拉斯明显不愿提及自己对父亲的感情。

The administration has recently become silent about abuses in Haiti.

最近政府对发生在海地的虐待事件绝口不提。

The attacker still stood there, watching her with silent contempt...

袭击者还站在那里，用一种鄙夷的眼神一言不发地看着她。

She offered a silent prayer of thanks.

她默默祈祷以表谢意。

...one of the famous silent films of Charlie Chaplin.

查理·卓别林著名的默片之一

...comedy stars of the silent era.

默片时代的喜剧明星们

This hall is appropriated to silent reading.

这个大厅专供阅览之用.

How much start did they give you? Not much, only 10 yards.

他们让你先跑几码? 不多, 只有十码.

用作定语～+ n.

1. His own cry, which clattered down the silent ravines, was borne back to his ears in the countless repetitions.
   他自己的叫声在寂静的山谷回响,一而再,再而三地传回到他耳中。
2. The cat moved on silent feet.
   那只猫无声地走动着。
3. It was a silent film.
   那是一部无声电影。
4. A silent movie doesn't mean it is motionless.
   无声电影并非没有动作。
5. She was a famous star of the silent movies.
   她是无声电影的明星。
6. He is a strong, silent type.
   他是个坚强沉默型的人。
7. He is a silent, thoughtful boy.
   他是一个沉默多思的孩子。
8. The “e” in“ time” is a silent letter.time
   中的e不发音。

用作表语S+be+～

1. It was deep silent in the forest.
   森林深处寂静无声。
2. He motioned to me to be silent.
   他打手势叫我别出声。
3. When it is operating, this dishwasher is almost silent.
   这种洗碟机工作时几乎不发出一点声响。
4. When he came, he was silent and moody, and after a few sarcastic remarks he went away.
   他来时默默无言,郁郁不乐,冷嘲热讽一通之后就走了。
5. He was silent at first, but soon he opened up and told us about his terrible experiences.
   他一开始沉默不语,但不久便开口讲起他那些可怕的经历。
6. Gradually he became silent.
   渐渐地他变得沉默寡言了。
7. His voice choked at the painful memory and he fell silent.
   这些痛苦的回忆使他声音哽咽,他沉默下来。
8. Do you know when to keep silent?
   你知道什么时候该保持沉默吗?
9. There are a lot of rumors about him but he keeps silent and never hits back at anyone.
   有许多关于他的流言,可是他一直对此保持沉默,从不回击。
10. It is preferable to remain silent.
    保持沉默是上策。

用作宾语补足语S+V+O+～

1. His speech held them silent.
   他的演讲使他们寂静无声。

silent about

对…未提到 do not refer to sth

silent as the grave

寂静无声的,像坟墓一样沉寂 completely silent, perhaps suggesting mystery

silent on

对…保持沉默 not give one's opinion on sth

～+名词

• silent%20audience">silent audience无言的观众
• silent%20film">silent film无声电影
• silent%20forest">silent forest寂静的森林
• silent%20night">silent night寂静的夜
• silent%20prayer">silent prayer默默的祈祷
• silent%20assent">silent assent默许
• silent%20opposition">silent opposition默默的反对
• silent%20reading">silent reading默读
• silent%20room">silent room寂静的房间
• silent%20type">silent type沉默型
• silent%20volcano">silent volcano静止的火山

副词+～

• silent">absolutely silent绝对沉默
• silent">often silent常常不发音
• silent">strangely silent奇怪地沉默
• silent">usually silent通常不发音

动词+～

• silent">fall silent沉默下来
• silent">keep silent沉默不语
• silent">remain silent保持沉默,保持安静
• silent">sit silent静坐着

～+介词

• silent%20about">silent about对…保持沉默的
• silent%20about%20what%20happened">silent about what happened对发生的事情默不作声
• silent%20as%20to%20the%20subject">silent as to the subject未提及这个问题
• silent%20of%20the%20subject">silent of the subject未提及这问题
• silent%20on%E3%80%94upon%E3%80%95">silent on〔upon〕对…保持沉默的

• He could..work better when she talked than when she was silent.

  出自：G. Greene

• Reginald was silent until they passed out of earshot; then he talked once more.

  出自：W. March

adj.(形容词)

1. silent的基本意思是“寂静的,无声的”。引申可作“沉默的,只字不提的”解,可指习惯上非绝对必要的话不说,也可指在特殊场合因特殊原因而对讲话有节制。
2. silent还可作“不发音”解,作此解时无比较级和最高级形式。
3. silent在句中常用作定语或表语,偶尔也可作宾语补足语。silent作表语时,后常接介词on〔about〕引起的短语,表示“对…保持沉默,对…未提到”。

adj.(形容词)

silent, calm, peaceful, quiet, still

这组形容词的共同意思是“安静”“平静”“寂静”。其区别在于:

1.在修饰环境时各词所指的状态为:calm指风平浪静; peaceful指没有战争或骚乱; quiet指没有吵闹干扰; still指完全没有声音。例如:

The sea was calm yesterday.昨天海水是平静的。

Countries should settle their disputes by peaceful means.各国应通过和平手段解决他们的争端。

Differences among them could have been reconciled by them through peaceful consultations.他们中间的分歧本来可以由他们和平协商调解。

He had a bad headache and needed being quiet.他头疼得厉害,需要安静。

Everything was deadly still.万籁俱寂。

2.在修饰人时:calm指人心平气和,毫不激动; peaceful表示“安详的”“温和的”; quiet指性情温和、安静等,有时也指人的闲散或不活动; still指“一动不动”; silent侧重“沉默”“不说话”,但不一定不动。例如:

The teacher is peaceful when the student appeared.当这个学生出现时,这个老师很温和。

We should keep quiet in the hospital.在医院里我们应该保持安静。

His hands were never still.他的双手一刻也不停。

We've been silent for too long. It's time to speak out.我们沉默得太久了,现在是大胆地发表意见的时候了。

She sat silent in her own room.她在自己的房间里一动不动地坐着。

silent, reticent, taciturn

这三个词都可表示“沉默寡言的”。其区别是：

silent指有沉默寡言的特点,只说必须说的话,但也可指在某一场合因为某种缘故而不说话; taciturn意为不爱说话,天性倾向于沉默; reticent意为不把所知道的事情说出,尤指对私事秘而不宣。例如:

He is a taciturn man who dislikes parties.他是一个不喜欢聚会、天性沉默寡言的人。

He is reticent about his early life.他对自己早年的生活秘而不宣。

quiet，calm，silent，still，noiseless，peaceful，serene

这些形容词均含“平静的，无声无息”之意。

quiet普通用词，指没有喧闹、活动或骚乱的寂静状态。

calm普通用词，既可指天气、海洋等的平静状态，又可指人的镇定沉着、不慌乱，不受外界影响和情绪支配。

silent普通用词，指缄默不语或无声无息。

still指平静而又安定的状态。

noiseless指无任何噪音或不出声，无声无息。

peaceful普通用词，指一种不受外物扰乱和刺激的内在宁静或和平状态。

serene（诗）纯静，清朗。

adj.(形容词)

请肃静。

误 Please be silence.

正 Please be silent.

析 silence用作名词或动词,不用作形容词,表示“肃静”可用silent。