The silence was broken by a loud cry.
寧靜被壹聲喊叫所打破。
2. 沈默,默不作聲[U][S1]
Jane first broke the silence.
簡首先打破沈默。
3. 靜默;默哀[C]
4. (對於某事的)緘默,不提,不談[U][(+on)]
I can't understand his silence on such an important matter.
我真不懂他對如此重要的事情竟閉口不談。
5. 無音訊;無聯系[U]
6. 無音訊期間[C]
She dropped me a line after a long silence.
隔了很長壹段時間她才給我寫了壹封短信。
7. 湮沒,忘卻[U]
vt.
1. 使沈默;使啞口無言;使安靜
The teacher tried to silence the pupils.
老師設法讓學生們安靜下來。
2. 消滅(噪音)
3. 壓下(意見)
It's no use silencing opposition.
壓制反對意見是無濟於事的。
4. 壓制(敵人火力)
The machine gun was silenced.
機槍被打啞了。
int.
1. 安靜!別作聲!