Word · Frequency #15722
hushes
安静；寂静
hushes is the plural of hush.
A quiet or silent moment, especially after noise; also a poetic term for a calm silence.
尤指喧闹后的安静；诗歌中亦指静谧。
- 1.
A silence, especially after some noise.
寂静,尤指喧闹之后的安静
- 2.
Water which has been used to clear the soil off of some (area of) rock or ore.
用于清除岩石或矿石上土壤的水
- 3.
(poetic) tranquil silence
(诗意)宁静的寂静
- 4.
A part of a mine or quarry where ore is to be, or has been, excavated by an artificial flow of water.
矿山或采石场中通过人工水流开采或已开采矿石的区域
洗矿水；冲洗矿石的水；水力冲刷采矿区；寂静,尤指喧闹之后的安静；用于清除岩石或矿石上土壤的水；(诗意)宁静的寂静
In use
A hush fell over the crowd as the speaker began to address them.
The only sound in the forest was the hush of the wind through the trees.
After the storm, a deep hush settled over the landscape.
Connections
Collocations
- a hush falls over
- 寂静降临在……；一片寂静笼罩
- A hush fell over the classroom when the headmaster entered.校长进来时，教室里一片寂静。
- a deathly hush
- 死寂，令人不安的寂静
- A deathly hush followed the news of the accident.事故消息传来后，一片死寂。
- an expectant hush
- 期待的寂静，屏息等待的安静
- An expectant hush filled the room as the judge entered.法官进来时，房间里一片期待的寂静。
- in the hush of
- 在……的寂静中
- In the hush of the early morning, the city felt peaceful.在清晨的寂静中，这座城市显得很宁静。
- a respectful hush
- 肃静，表示尊敬的安静
- A respectful hush fell over the crowd as the flag passed by.旗帜经过时，人群肃静无声。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
hush 开头像‘喝’，结尾是‘嘘’——想象有人轻声说‘嘘’，喧闹后只剩寂静；也可联想冲洗矿石的水声停后同样安静。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal or literary narrative describing a sudden silence、theatre or concert when the audience goes quiet、public event when a speaker waits for quiet 表示“喧闹后的寂静”时，通常用于书面或文学性叙述，比较常见于描写人群或场所突然安静下来的情景；日常口语中很少单独使用，常改用更口语化的说法。
Grammar Note
诗歌用语，可数名词，复数形式为hushes
Pronunciation & Spelling
All listed words share the spelling ending -ush and rhyme with hush (/hʌʃ/): rush, brush, crush, flush, gush, lush. Beware lookalikes like push (/pʊʃ/) and bush (/bʊʃ/), which look similar but have a different vowel and do not rhyme.
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
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