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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 缄默
[jiānmò]
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1.
verb
[书]
keep silent
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 缄默
[jiānmò]
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1.
动
闭上嘴不说话
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缄默不语。
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Examples
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会上,他一直缄默不语。
→ 缄
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缄默。
→ 缄
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缄默不语。
→ 缄默
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Sometimes I prefer to say nothing because to raise an objection, may cause an offence.
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有时候,我更愿意保持缄默,因为一旦提出异议,势必会得罪他人。
→ raise
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to seek {or} take refuge in silence/drink
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从缄默/饮酒中寻求慰藉
→ refuge
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