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silent
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silently
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Collins English-Chinese Dictionary
- silent
['saɪlənt]
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adjective
[+person]
(on particular occasion) 沉默的
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2.
adjective
(as character trait) 沉默寡言的
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3.
adjective
[+place]
[ object]
安静的
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4.
adjective
[+prayer]
[ emotion]
默默的
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5.
adjective
[+film]
无声的
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to fall silent
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不作声
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6.
adjective
(stop making noise) 安静下来
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to be/remain silent about sth
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对某事守口如瓶
Comprehensive English-Chinese Dictionary
- silent
[ˈsaɪlənt]
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adjective
无声的，寂静的
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The house was silent,as if no one had been there.
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这座房子静寂无声，似乎从没人住过。
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2.
adjective
哑口无言的，缄默的
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He smiled and was silent for a moment.
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他微笑着，一时间沉默不语。
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The witness remained silent.
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证人继续沉默。
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3.
adjective
不明言的，默示的
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The group has allegedly entered into a silent agreement with the ruling party.
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这个团体已声称和执政党默认达成了一致。
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4.
adjective
不发音的
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His chins and belly shook with silent laughter.
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他强忍微笑，下巴和肚子不停地颤动着。
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5.
adjective
声音频率超出人类感知范围的
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There is a whole world of high frequency sound that is silent to human ears.
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人类耳朵听不见世界上高频率的声音。
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6.
adjective
哑的，因先天性耳聋而不会说话的
Collins English-English Dictionary
- silent
['saɪlənt]
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adj
characterized by an absence or near absence of noise or sound
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a silent house
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2.
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tending to speak very little or not at all
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3.
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unable to speak
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4.
adj
failing to speak, communicate, etc, when expected
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the witness chose to remain silent
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5.
adj
not spoken or expressed
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silent assent
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6.
adj
not active or in operation
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a silent volcano
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7.
adj
(of a letter) used in the conventional orthography of a word but no longer pronounced in that word
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the ``k'' in ``know'' is silent
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adj
denoting a film that has no accompanying soundtrack, esp one made before 1927, when such soundtracks were developed
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9.
n
a silent film
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[Etymology]
C16: from Latin silens, from silere to be quiet
Examples
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Debt has a silent "b".
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Debt这个词中有一不发音的“b”。
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a silent volcano
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死火山
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We were walking through a completely silent forest.
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我们当时正在穿越一片死寂的森林。
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The days of the silent film are long gone.
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无声电影的时代早已过去。
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to remain silent/in control
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保持沉默/仍然控制局面
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