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IELTS BNC: 2297 COCA: 2160
silentadjectiveuk/ˈsaɪ.lənt/ us/ˈsaɪ.lənt/

silent adjective QUIET

B1 without any sound宁静的；寂静的

The empty house was completely silent.那座空房子一片寂静。
literary It was four o'clock in the morning and the streets were as silent as the grave (= completely silent).那是凌晨四点，街道如坟墓一样寂静。

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We were struck by the silent grandeur of the desert.

The house seemed preternaturally silent.

The house, usually bustling with activity, was strangely silent.

The valley was silent.

We walked into the silent church.

silent adjective NO SPEAKING

B2 without talking沉默的；缄默的

She whispered a silent prayer that her wounded brother would not die.她默默地祷告，希望她受伤的兄弟不会死去。
The police officer told the criminal that he had the right to remain silent.警官告诉罪犯他有权保持沉默。
He was silent on/about his plans for the future.他对将来的打算保持沉默。
Arthur has always been the strong, silent type (= a type of person, usually a man, who says very little).阿瑟一直是那种坚强而沉默的人。

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Later Mr Ashby left the court, grim-faced and silent.

He gritted his teeth in silent fury.

We applaud the family's decision to remain silent over the issue.

We can't assume the suspects to be guilty simply because they've decided to remain silent.

He looked happy for a brief while, before relapsing into silent misery.

silentnoun [ U ]uk/ˈsaɪ.lənt/ us/ˈsaɪ.lənt/

a setting on an electronic device that stops it from making a noise when it receives a message（电子设备）静音

The show's about to start so I'm putting my phone on silent.演出马上开始了，我把电话改到了静音。
IELTS BNC: 2297 COCA: 2160
silent

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, seem沉默；看似安靜▸➤become, fall, go, grow變得安靜；陷入沉默◇The crowd fell silent as she began to speak.她開始說話時，人群安靜了下來。◇The room grew silent as the men entered.這些人一進來房間裏就變得鴉雀無聲。➤keep, lie, remain, sit, stand, stay保持沉默；一片寂靜；靜靜地坐着；一言不發地站着◇I could not keep silent any longer.我再也不能保持沉默了。◇The street lay silent and deserted.街上空無一人，一片寂靜。◇She sat silent throughout the meal.吃飯時她靜靜地坐着，沒說一句話。ADVERB➤absolutely, completely, dead (informal, especially NAmE) , entirely, perfectly, totally, utterly寂靜無聲；鴉雀無聲；死一樣沉寂；萬籟俱寂；很安靜▸➤almost, nearly, virtually幾近無聲◇The new bus is virtually silent.新公共汽車幾乎沒有噪聲。➤largely, mostly大部份人都保持沉默◇an issue about which the researchers are largely silent研究人員大都保持沉默的話題➤notably, remarkably尤其／特別安靜▸➤curiously, uncharacteristically, unusually稀奇地安靜；異樣地沉默；不尋常地安靜▸➤deadly, eerily, oddly, strangely, unnaturally死一樣地沉寂；可怕地沉寂；出奇地靜；反常地安靜◇The street was strangely silent.這條街道異常地安靜。➤ominously不祥地寂靜◇This is a subject about which the official documents are ominously silent.這個話題官方文件避而不談，不是個祥兆。➤resolutely, stubbornly堅決不作聲；固執地保持沉默◇Len remained resolutely silent.萊恩固執地一言不發。PREPOSITION➤about就⋯保持緘默◇They had kept remarkably silent about their intentions.對於他們的意圖，他們一直沒有透露過一個字。➤on對⋯隻字不提◇The report was silent on that subject.報告對那個問題隻字未提。
IELTS BNC: 2297 COCA: 2160
silent adj.
⇨ silent (fall silent) ⇨ quiet 1 (silent streets) ⇨ quiet 2 (a silent prayer) ⇨ quiet 3 (the strong, silent type) silent

adjective

silent ♦︎ speechless ♦︎ dumb ♦︎ mute ♦︎ inarticulateThese words all describe a person who does not or cannot speak, or an action that is not expressed in words. 这些词均表示不说话的、说不出话的、无声的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆speechless / dumb / inarticulate with rage / anger■ silent (of a person) not speaking （人）不说话的，沉默的◆They huddled together in silent groups.他们一群群挤在一起，默不作声。◆As the curtain rose, the audience fell silent.幕启时，观众安静了下来。▸ silently

adverb

◆They marched silently through the streets.他们在大街上默默地行进。■ speechless unable to speak, especially because you are extremely angry or surprised （尤因非常生气或惊讶）说不出话的◆Laura was speechless with rage.劳拉气得说不出话来。◆His words left her speechless.他的话让她无言以对。■ dumb dʌm not speaking 不说话的；说不出话的◆We were all struck dumb with amazement.我们都惊讶得说不出话来。◆We all sat there in dumb silence.我们都坐在那里，默不作声。ⓘ Dumb also means 'unable to speak'. * dumb也可表示“哑的、不能说话的”◆She was born deaf and dumb.她天生又聋又哑。However, this meaning of dumb is old-fashioned and can be offensive. 不过，dumb的这个含义已经过时，会有冒犯的意味。 ▸ dumbly

adverb

◆'Are you all right?' Lucy nodded dumbly.“你没事吧？”露西默默地点了点头。■ mute (literary) not speaking or making a sound; not expressed in words or sounds; unable to speak 沉默的；不出声的；无声的；哑的◆The child sat mute in the corner of the room.那孩子坐在屋子的角落里，一声不吭。◆She gave him a look of mute appeal.她向他摆出一副默默请求的表情。◆The film concerns a mute Scottish widow and her passion for music.这部电影讲的是一个苏格兰哑巴寡妇以及她对音乐的热爱。▸ mutely

adverb

◆He nodded mutely.他默默地点了点头。NOTE 辨析 Dumb or mute?In the meaning 'unable to speak', both dumb and mute are rather old-fashioned, and dumb can be offensive. An acceptable alternative is speech-impaired, but this is not at all frequent, and the phrase 'unable to speak' is often used instead. 表示“哑的”之义时，dumb和mute都已过时，而且dumb可能有冒犯的意味。speech-impaired（有语言障碍）是个可接受的替代词，但很少用，而经常用短语unable to speak来表达这个意思◆The 2nd Duke of Montrose was deaf and unable to speak.第二任蒙特罗斯公爵又聋又哑。 ■ inarticulate ˌɪnɑːˈtɪkjələt; NAmE ˌɪnɑːrˈtɪk (rather formal) (of people) not able to express ideas or feelings clearly or easily; (of speech) not using clear words; not expressed clearly （人）不善于表达的，不善于说话的；（讲话）词不达意的，表达得不清楚的◆You can't expect an inarticulate young child to defend himself in court.你不能指望一个不善表达的孩子在法庭上为自己辩护。◆She was inarticulate with rage.她气得语无伦次。◆He gave a particularly inarticulate reply.他给了一个简直不知所云的答复。 OPP articulate ⇨ articulate
IELTS BNC: 2297 COCA: 2160
silent
Silent and silence: silent, silence, quiet...
Using few words in speech or writing: quiet, silent, brief...
Not clear to the senses: faint, invisible, subtle...
Terms in phonetics: affricate, alveolar, articulator...

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