silenced

英 [ˈsaɪlənst]

美 [ˈsaɪlənst]

v.  使安静; 使不说话; 压制，使不再发表(反对意见)
silence的过去分词和过去式

BNC.48004 / COCA.25960

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 沉默;缄默;不作声
  If there issilence, nobody is speaking.
  1. They stood in silence...
     他们默不作声地站着。
  2. He never lets those long silences develop during dinner...
     他从不会让晚餐时出现长时间的沉默。
  3. Then he bellowed 'Silence!'
     然后他怒吼一声：“安静!”
• N-UNCOUNT 寂静;无声
  The silence ofa place is the extreme quietness there.
  1. ...the silence of that rainless, all-concealing fog...
     滴雨未下、隐藏一切的大雾静默无声
  2. She breathed deeply, savouring the silence.
     她深深地吸了口气，细细品味着这宁静。
• N-UNCOUNT 缄默;绝口不提;闭口不谈
  Someone'ssilenceabout something is their failure or refusal to speak to other people about it.
  1. The district court ruled that Popper's silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty.
     区法院裁定今天波珀在法庭上的缄默将被视作是进行无罪抗辩。
• VERB 使安静;使无声;使不说话
  Tosilencesomeone or something means to stop them speaking or making a noise.
  1. A ringing phone silenced her...
     响起的电话铃声让她安静了下来。
  2. The shock silenced him completely.
     他惊得哑口无言。
• VERB 制止，使不再发表(反对意见)
  If someonesilencesyou, they stop you expressing opinions that they do not agree with.
  1. Like other tyrants, he tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him.
     像其他暴君一样，他力图压制任何公开反对他的人。
  2. ...an unsuccessful attempt by the government to silence the debate.
     政府试图压制争论但未果
• VERB 杀…灭口
  Tosilencesomeone means to kill them in order to stop them revealing something secret.
  1. A hit man had been sent to silence her over the affair.
     为了掩盖这件事，已经派出一名职业杀手去杀她灭口。

英英释义

adj

• reduced to silence
  1. the silenced crowd waited expectantly

双语例句

• I know that I will be silenced for many years;
  我知道我会被封口钳舌许多年；
• His forceful arguments silenced his opponent.
  他论辩有力，把对方说得哑口无言。
• He silenced his friends when they attempted to talk to him about it.
  他的朋友想和他谈谈这件事，他不让他们说下去。
• "What is a capitalist?" that silenced one child.
  “什么叫资本家呢？”这个问题可难住了一个孩子。
• Her remark about his appearance completely, silenced him.
  她对他外貌的评论让他哑口无言。
• He silenced the noisy children with a fierce look.
  他狠狠地瞪了一眼那些闹哄哄的孩子，使他们安静下来。
• In effect, the gene for that protein had been silenced.
  实际上，产生这种蛋白质的基因被压制了。
• Our bombs silenced the enemy's guns.
  我们的轰炸把敌人的炮火打哑了。
• He silenced her by a kiss.
  他吻了她一下，不让她说下去。
• Would that I were so easily silenced.
  这能很容易地让我保持沉默。