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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- quiet ['kwaɪət]
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1.
adjective
[+voice, music]
(not noisy) 悄声的
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2.
adjective
[+engine, aircraft]
无噪音的
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3.
adjective
[+place]
安静的
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4.
adjective
[+place, situation, time]
(tranquil) 宁静的
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5.
adjective
[+person]
(reserved) 平静的
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6.
adjective
[person+]
to be quiet (silent) 沉默的
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7.
adjective
[+business, day]
(not busy) 冷清的
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8.
adjective
[+wedding, celebration]
(discreet) 私下的
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9.
noun
[u]
(peacefulness) 宁静
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10.
noun
(silence) 安静
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11.
vt.
[US]
(silence) 使安静[英 = quieten]
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12.
vt.
[US]
[+fears]
(calm) 安抚
- 13. vi. [US] 沉静下来[英 = quieten]
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1.
adjective
[+voice, music]
(not noisy) 悄声的
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- quiet [ 'kwaɪət] [ 'kwaɪət]
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- 1. adjective 安静的，不作声的
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2.
adjective
静止的，不动的
- 3. adjective 寂静的，不出声的；轻声的
- 4. adjective 平稳的，和缓的
- 5. adjective 恬静的，文雅的
- 6. adjective 朴实无华的
- 7. adjective 谦逊的
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8.
adjective
僻静的
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9.
adjective
安闲的，宁静的
- a quiet evening at home
- 家中宁静的一晚
- It is my quiet life.
- 这就是我的幽居生活。
- 10. adjective （生意）清淡的，不景气的
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11.
adjective
单调的
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12.
noun
安静；寂静；静止
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13.
noun
宁静，平和
- The quiet of the countryside helped me recover.
- 乡间的静谧使得我的身心逐渐恢复。
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14.
vt.
使安静（或平和、静止等）
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15.
vt.
减轻（疑虑、恐惧等）
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16.
vt.
[legal]
判决（产权）归…所有
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17.
vi.
平静下来（常与down连用）
- The wind quieted down.
- 风停了下来。
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18.
adverb
安静地，平静地
Collins English-English Dictionary
- quiet ['kwaɪət]
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1.
adj
characterized by an absence or near absence of noise
- a quiet street
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2.
adj
characterized by an absence of turbulent motion or disturbance; peaceful, calm, or tranquil
- a quiet glade
- the sea is quiet tonight
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3.
adj
free from activities, distractions, worries, etc; untroubled
- a quiet life
- a quiet day at work
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4.
adj
marked by an absence of work, orders, etc; not busy
- the factory is very quiet at the moment
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5.
adj
private; not public; secret
- a quiet word with someone
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6.
adj
free from anger, impatience, or other extreme emotion
- a quiet disposition
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7.
adj
free from pretentiousness or vain display; modest or reserved
- quiet humour
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8.
adj
[astronomy]
(of the sun) exhibiting a very low number of sunspots, solar flares, and other surface phenomena; inactive - Compare active
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9.
n
the state of being silent, peaceful, or untroubled
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10.
vb
a less common word for quieten
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11.
vb
[Etymology]
C14: from Latin qui
e tus, past participle of quie scere to rest, from quie s repose, rest
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1.
adj
characterized by an absence or near absence of noise
Examples
- to keep quiet about sth/keep sth quiet
- 保守某事的秘密/将某事保密 → quiet
- a quiet motor
- 无噪音马达 → quiet
- a quiet sea
- 风平浪静的海面 → quiet
- a quiet disposition
- 温和的性情 → quiet
- quiet furnishings
- 朴素的陈设 → quiet
- a quiet manner
- 谦逊的态度 → quiet
- a quiet evening at home
- 家中宁静的一晚 → quiet
- a quiet day on the stock exchange
- 证券交易所中成交不多的一天 → quiet
- Somebody advised me not to go to the party, probably it will be a very quiet and boring affair.
- 有人建议我不要去参加那个晚会，因为这可能是个单调无聊的场合。 → affair
- I moved to a new house with a huge garden out back, in a very quiet area of London.
- 我搬到了伦敦一个很安静的地段，新家还带了个很大的后花园。
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