Word · Frequency #15722
hushes
安静；寂静
hushes is the plural of hush.
核心释义
尤指喧闹后的安静；诗歌中亦指静谧。
A quiet or silent moment, especially after noise; also a poetic term for a calm silence.
- 1.
寂静,尤指喧闹之后的安静
A silence, especially after some noise.
- 2.
用于清除岩石或矿石上土壤的水
Water which has been used to clear the soil off of some (area of) rock or ore.
- 3.
(诗意)宁静的寂静
(poetic) tranquil silence
- 4.
矿山或采石场中通过人工水流开采或已开采矿石的区域
A part of a mine or quarry where ore is to be, or has been, excavated by an artificial flow of water.
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
用法In use
A hush fell over the crowd as the speaker began to address them.
用法提示：此处hush用作名词，表示突然的寂静状态。
The only sound in the forest was the hush of the wind through the trees.
用法提示：hush作为名词，描述一种宁静而低沉的声音。
After the storm, a deep hush settled over the landscape.
用法提示：hush用作名词，指风暴后的宁静氛围。
a hush fell over sth
hush 作名词时可与 fell/fall 连用，表示喧闹之后突然安静下来，over 后接安静下来的场所或人群。
A hush fell over the room as the speaker stepped up to the microphone.
当演讲者走上讲台时，房间里一下子安静下来。
in the hush of sth
in the hush of + 时间或地点，表示在……的宁静之中，多用于书面描写。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
诗歌用语，可数名词，复数形式为hushes
发音与拼写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.
用法优先级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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