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Collins Chinese-English Dictionary
- 沉默
[chénmò]
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1.
adjective
taciturn
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2.
verb
be silent
Contemporary Standard Chinese Dictionary
- 沉默
[chénmò]
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1.
动
不说话
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沉默不语
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Examples
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保持沉默
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remain silent
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他给我递了个眼色,要我保持沉默。
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He winked at me to keep silent.
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朋友们都纳罕我为什么近来沉默寡言
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My friends wondered why I had been so reticent recently.
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她沉默着皱一皱眉头,露出一股极为憎厌的神情。
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Silently she frowned with a look of utter distaste.
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沉默寡言
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reticent; taciturn; uncommunicative
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我深知其中的利害关系,所以一直沉默至今。
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I know all the matters involved in this, so I've remained silent up to now.
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每次父亲生气的时候都会坐在屋子西头,沉默不语。
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His father would sit at the west end of the house, and refused to speak everytime he was angry.
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警察在寻究事情的起因,大家都沉默。
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When the police inquired about the cause of the matter, everyone remained silent.
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Collocations
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沉默寡言
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taciturn
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沉默不语
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keep silent
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保持沉默
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remain silent
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沉默是金
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silence is golden
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性格沉默
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reticent character
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