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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1653 COCA: 1820
silencenounuk/ˈsaɪ.ləns/ us/ˈsaɪ.ləns/

silence noun QUIET

B1 [ U ] a period without any sound; complete quiet宁静；寂静

A loud crash of thunder broke the silence of the night.一声炸雷打破了夜晚的宁静。
Silence reigned (= there was complete silence) in the church.教堂里一片寂静。

More examples

The conductor waited for dead silence before commencing the performance.

After he had spoken, a deathly silence/hush fell on the room.

In the silence of the night, a lone wolf howled.

A screech of brakes jarred the silence.

The silence was broken only by the whisper of the leaves in the gentle breeze.

silence noun NO SPEAKING

B1 [ U ] a state of not speaking or writing or making a noise无声；沉默；缄默

The soldiers listened in silence as their captain gave the orders.指挥官下达命令时，士兵们静静地听着。
"Silence! (= Stop talking!)" shouted the teacher.“安静！”老师喊道。
My request for help was met with silence (= I received no answer).我的求助没有得到答复。
Their mother's angry words reduced the children to silence.母亲生气的训斥让孩子们都默不作声了。

B2 [ C ] a period of time in which there is complete quiet or no speaking安静，无人说话

Their conversation was punctuated by uncomfortable silences.他们的会谈中不时出现令人难堪的沉默。

C2 [ U or C ] a state of refusing to talk about something or answer questions, or a state of not communicating拒绝谈论（某事）；拒绝回答问题；不进行交流

My request for help was met with silence (= I received no answer).我的求助没有得到答复。
Her silence about/on what had happened to her surprised everyone.她对自己的遭遇保持沉默，这令每个人都感到吃惊。
I don't expect to hear from her now, after three years' silence (= three years in which she has not spoken or written to me).3年杳无音讯后，我如今不再指望能有她的消息。

More examples

Cistercian monks and nuns take a vow of silence.

He has maintained a dignified silence about the rumours.

A jury should not interpret the silence of a defendant as a sign of guilt.

No one could think of anything more to say, and the meeting lapsed into silence.

We listened in silence as the names of the dead were read out.

Idiom(s)

silence is golden
silenceverb [ T ]uk/ˈsaɪ.ləns/ us/ˈsaɪ.ləns/

to make someone or something be quiet使安静；使沉默

The teacher raised his voice to silence the class (= to make them stop talking).老师提高嗓门让学生们安静下来。
Her remark about his appearance completely silenced him (= made him unable to answer).她对他外貌的评价使他哑口无言。
figurative The enemy's guns were silenced (= made to stop firing) in a surprise attack.突袭让敌人的枪炮停止射击。

to prevent someone from expressing their views or from criticizing or opposing someone阻止（某人）表达意见；压制批评

Big companies file lawsuits to silence their critics.大公司通过诉讼来压制批评的声音。
The more they try to silence us, the more we will speak out.他们越是想让我们沉默，我们就越会公开表达意见。
Al Capone silenced his opponents by killing them.阿尔‧卡彭杀死了对手，让他们永远地闭嘴。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1653 COCA: 1820
silence

noun¹

 1quietness寂靜ADJECTIVE | ... OF SILENCE | VERB + SILENCE | SILENCE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤lengthy, long, prolonged長時間的寂靜▸➤brief, momentary, a moment's, short短暫的寂靜；片刻的安靜◇There was a moment's silence before she replied.片刻沉寂後她才作答。➤deep, hushed肅靜➤awed敬畏的沉寂◇We sat and watched in awed silence as she performed.她表演的時候，我們充滿敬畏地靜坐觀看。➤absolute, complete, dead, deadly, deathly, total, utter萬籟俱寂；寂靜無聲；死寂◇We sat in complete silence, save for the ticking of the clock.我們靜靜地坐着，只聽見時鐘的滴答聲。◇A deathly silence hung over the town.死一樣的沉寂籠罩着全城。➤relative相對沉寂◇The rest of the trip passed in relative silence.剩下的旅程相對安靜地度過了。➤shocked, stunned震驚的／驚愕的沉寂◇Her comments were met with a stunned silence.她的話驚得四座啞然。➤awkward, embarrassed, embarrassing, strained, uncomfortable, uneasy令人尷尬的沉默；不自然的沉默；令人不安的寂靜◇An awkward silence followed.接下來是令人難堪的沉默。➤heavy, ominous, oppressive, tense氣氛沉重的／不祥的／氣氛壓抑的／氣氛緊張的沉默▸➤brooding, thoughtful憂思◇She fell into long, brooding silences.她默不作聲，陷入長久的沉思。➤stony, sullen冷漠無語；慍怒不語▸➤eerie, unnerving怪異的／令人不安的寂靜▸➤companionable友好和諧的寂靜◇They walked in companionable silence.他們融洽地默默走着。➤expectant, pregnant期待的／意味深長的沉默▸➤sudden突然的沉寂➤radio無線電靜默◇The soldier had broken radio silence to contact his aircraft.士兵打破了無線電靜默，發信號給他的飛機。... OF SILENCE➤moment一陣沉默VERB + SILENCE➤maintain保持沉默◇She maintained a stony silence.她冷冷地一言不發。➤break, interrupt, penetrate, pierce, punctuate, shatter打破沉默；不時打破寂靜◇Lewis finally broke the long silence between them.最後劉易斯打破了他們之間長時間的沉默。◇Celeste's voice penetrated the silence.塞萊斯特的聲音打破了沉寂。◇a silence punctuated only by the occasional sniff from the children只是偶爾被孩子們吸鼻子的聲音打破的寂靜➤lapse into, relapse into, retreat into, subside into, trail off into (all used only about people皆僅用於人) 陷入沉默；再度陷入沉默；沉默下來◇He lapsed into a sullen silence.他氣鼓鼓的，一言不發。➤stun sb into驚得某人說不出話來◇The boys were stunned into silence by this news.男孩子們聽到這消息驚得說不出話來。➤be met with遇到一片寂靜◇Her question was met with an uneasy silence.她的提問遭遇了一陣令人局促不安的冷場。➤observe (= as a sign of respect for the dead, etc.) 默哀◇A minute's silence for the victims will be observed.將為遇難者默哀一分鐘。➤fill填充沉默的間歇◇She filled the silence with music.沒人說話的時候她就放音樂。SILENCE + VERB➤come over sth, descend, fall, fall over sth, settle, settle over sth沉寂降臨到⋯；安靜下來◇A sudden silence fell over the room.整個房間突然靜了下來。➤hang, prevail, reign寂靜籠罩◇Silence reigned.一片寂靜。➤linger沉寂持續◇A heavy silence lingered in the air.令人壓抑的沉寂瀰漫在空氣中。➤envelop sth, fill sth沉寂籠罩着⋯／充溢着⋯◇Silence filled the room.房間一片沉寂。➤ensue, follow寂靜隨之而來▸➤deepen, grow, lengthen, spread, stretch靜謐彌深；寂靜持續；寂靜蔓延◇He thought for a moment, the silence lengthening.他想了一會兒，又是一陣沉默。➤greet sth⋯遭遇沉默◇A stunned silence greeted her announcement.她宣佈的事情驚得大家啞口無言。PREPOSITION➤in (the) silence寂靜地◇They ate their breakfast in silence.他們默不作聲地吃了早飯。PHRASES➤two minutes' silence, three minutes' silence (especially BrE) 兩分鐘的／三分鐘的默哀◇They observed two minutes' silence to remember the war dead.他們向戰爭死難者默哀兩分鐘。◇Countries throughout Europe held a three minutes' silence.歐洲各國都舉行了三分鐘默哀儀式。
silence

noun²

 2not saying anything about sth緘默ADJECTIVE | VERB + SILENCE | SILENCE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤deafening置之不理◇The government's only response has been a deafening silence.政府唯一的反應是裝聾作啞。➤dignified (especially BrE) 保持尊嚴的沉默▸➤deliberate故意的沉默VERB + SILENCE➤keep, maintain保持沉默◇He has so far kept a dignified silence on the subject.到目前為止他對這個話題一直保持有尊嚴的沉默。➤take as把沉默當作◇I took her silence as a no.我把她的默不作聲當作不同意。SILENCE + VERB➤surround沉默籠罩◇a debate to break the silence surrounding domestic violence打破對家庭暴力緘默的一場辯論PREPOSITION➤silence from來自⋯的沉默◇There seems to have been a deliberate silence from the newspapers.報界似乎故意對此事保持沉默。PHRASES➤a conspiracy of silence, a wall of silence保持緘默的密約；無人回應◇There is a conspiracy of silence about what is happening (= nobody is willing to talk about it).對於發生的事情大家都一致保持緘默。➤a vow of silence保持沉默的誓言◇She has broken her vow of silence on the issue.她沒有遵守對這件事保持沉默的誓言。
silence

verb

ADVERB | VERB + SILENCE | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤completely完全壓制住▸➤effectively事實上壓制住◇Criticism has now been effectively silenced.批評的聲音實際上已被壓了下去。➤immediately, quickly立即／迅速平息▸➤abruptly, instantly突然使沉默；很快使⋯安靜下來◇Her scream was abruptly silenced.她的尖叫聲戛然而止。➤momentarily, temporarily臨時／暫時平息➤forever永遠平息◇A shot to the head silenced him forever.一顆子彈射中他的腦袋，他再不會亂說話了。VERB + SILENCE➤try to試圖使⋯緘默▸➤manage to設法壓制▸➤fail to未能平息◇Even these improvements to the service failed to silence a grumbling chorus of complaints.即使對服務作了這些改進也不能平息一片抱怨聲。PREPOSITION➤with以⋯使緘默◇She silenced him with a glare.她瞪了他一眼，他就不作聲了。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1653 COCA: 1820
silence

noun

silence ♦︎ peace ♦︎ quiet ♦︎ tranquillity ♦︎ hush ♦︎ calmThese are all words for a lack of noise. 这些词均表示安静、寂静。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in silence / peace / tranquillity◆absolute / total silence / peace / quiet / tranquillity / calm◆relative silence / peace / quiet / tranquillity / calm◆a sudden silence / quiet / hush / calm◆to break the silence / peace / quiet / calm◆silence / quiet / a hush falls on sth■ silence [uncountable] a complete lack of noise or sound 寂静；无声◆Their footsteps echoed in the silence.他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡。◆A scream broke the silence of the night.一声尖叫划破了寂静的夜晚。  see also silent ⇨ quiet 1 ■ peace [uncountable] a lack of interruption from noise, problems, worry or unwanted actions 平静；安静；宁静◆She lay back and enjoyed the peace of the summer evening.她悠闲地躺着享受夏日傍晚的宁静。◆He never felt really at peace with himself.他从未真正感到心里平静过。◆He just wants to be left in peace (= not to be disturbed).他只希望别受到打扰。◆I need to check that she is all right, just for my own peace of mind (= so that I do not have to worry).我必须看到她安然无恙心里才踏实。  see also peaceful ⇨ quiet 1 ■ quiet [uncountable] the state of being without much noise 宁静；寂静；安静◆He seemed to prefer the quiet of his own room.他似乎更喜欢自己房间的宁静。◆I go to the library for a little peace and quiet.我到图书馆去清静一下。■ tranquillity (especially BrE) (NAmE usually tranquility) træŋˈkwɪləti [uncountable] (rather formal, written) the state of being without noise, violence or anxiety 安静；平静；安宁◆It is the perfect place to relax in an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity.这里的气氛恬静安宁，是休息放松的最佳场所。   see also tranquil ⇨ quiet 1 ■ hush [singular] a period of silence, especially following a lot of noise, or when people are expecting sth to happen （尤指一阵嘈杂之后或等着某事发生时的）寂静，鸦雀无声◆There was a deathly hush in the theatre.剧院里一片死寂。◆A hush fell over the landscape.这一片景物静了下来。■ calm [uncountable, countable] a quiet and peaceful time or situation 平静的时期；宁静的状态◆We sat together for a while in the calm of the evening.在宁静的夜晚，我们一起坐了一会。   see also calm ⇨ quiet adj. 1 silence

verb

silence ♦︎ quiet ♦︎ quieten ♦︎ shush ♦︎ muffleThese words all mean to become quieter or stop sb/sth from making so much noise. 这些词均表示变得安静、使安静。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to quiet / quieten (sb) down◆to quiet / quieten a crowd■ silence [transitive] (written) to make sb/sth stop speaking or making a noise 使安静；使不说话；使不作声◆She quickly silenced him with a glare.她瞪了他一眼，他马上就不作声了。◆Our bombs silenced the enemy's guns (= they destroyed them).我们的炸弹把敌人的炮火打哑了。   see also silent ⇨ quiet adj. 2 ■ quiet [intransitive, transitive] (especially NAmE) to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy 平静下来；安静下来；使平静；使安静◆The demonstrators quieted down when the police arrived.警察一到，示威者便平静了下来。◆He's very good at quieting the kids.他很懂得如何让孩子们安静下来。   see also quiet ⇨ quiet adj. 2 ■ quieten [intransitive, transitive] (BrE) to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy 平静下来；安静下来；使平静；使安静◆Things seem to have quietened down a bit this afternoon (= we are not as busy as we were).今天下午，事情似乎平静些了。◆The police appealed for calm, but it failed to quieten the protesters.警方呼吁抗议者保持冷静，但没有奏效。  see also quiet ⇨ quiet adj. 2 ■ shush [transitive] (rather informal) to tell sb to be quiet, especially by saying 'shush', or by putting your finger against your lips （尤指发“嘘”声或把手指竖在嘴唇上）要某人安静◆He rudely shushed the whole room and demanded silence.他粗鲁地“嘘”了一声，要屋里的人安静下来。■ muffle [transitive] to make the sound produced by sb/sth quieter or less clear, especially by covering it with sth （尤指用某物覆盖以）压低（声音），使（声音）模糊不清◆He tried to muffle the alarm clock by putting it under his pillow.他把闹钟塞在枕头底下，想减低声音。◆He saw shadowy figures slip by him, their footsteps muffled by the fog.他看到几个模糊的人影从身边溜过，他们的脚步声被大雾淹没。   see also muffled ⇨ quiet adj. 2
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1653 COCA: 1820
silence
Silent and silence: silent, silence, quiet...
Refusals and the act of refusing: refusal, silence, denial...
To be or to not be in contact with someone: hear from, maintain, correspond...
To stop someone doing something: stop, prevent, check...
To kill a person or animal: kill, murder, strangle...

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