Word · Frequency #15722
hushing
使安静；使不作声
hushing is the present participle of hush.
to make quiet; to cause someone or something to be quiet
- 1.
To become quiet.
变得安静
- 2.
To send forth a rush of water over (some ground) so as to clear off the soil and other materials overlying, and thus uncover or separate out, ore.
放水冲刷(地面)以清除覆盖层,从而暴露或分离矿石
- 3.
To make quiet.
使安静
- 4.
become quiet or still; fall silent
变得安静或静止；沉默下来
- 5.
To appease; to allay; to soothe.
安抚；平息；抚慰
- 6.
cause to be quiet or not talk
使安静或不让说话
安静下来；沉默下来；安抚；平息；缓和；水力冲采（矿石）；变得安静；放水冲刷(地面)以清除覆盖层,从而暴露或分离矿石
In use
The teacher hushed the noisy classroom with a single glance.
When the speaker began, the crowd hushed immediately.
She hushed the baby by singing a soft lullaby.
hush my baby!
hush [sb/sth]
及物动词，使人或物安静。
She hushed the crying baby.
她让哭闹的婴儿安静下来。
hush (intransitive)
常作为祈使句使用，也可见于叙述中。
"Hush," she whispered.
“嘘，”她低声说。
Verb forms
base hush · third person hushes · -ing hushing · past hushed · past participle hushed
规则动词，意为‘使安静’或‘安静下来’。
Connections
Collocations
- hush a baby
- 哄婴儿安静下来
- She gently hushed the baby to sleep.她轻轻哄着婴儿入睡。
- hush the crowd
- 使人群安静下来
- The mayor held up both hands to hush the crowd.市长举起双手让人群安静下来。
- hush now
- 现在安静下来
- Hush now, the film is about to start.现在安静下来，电影就要开始了。
- hush someone's fears
- 安抚某人的恐惧
- The doctor tried to hush her fears before the operation.医生在手术前试图安抚她的恐惧。
- hush the children
- 让孩子们安静下来
- The babysitter hushed the children with a story.保姆讲了个故事让孩子们安静下来。
Idioms & figurative uses
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把食指竖在嘴边轻"嘘"，hush 听起来就像"哈嘘"——让人安静、别说话的动作，记住这个画面。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、文学叙事、矿业专业资料 hush 作动词时，常见义为“使安静”或“安静下来”，日常口语和文学描写中都比较常见，多用于轻轻安抚或提醒安静；但在矿业用语中，它还可以表示“用压力水冲刷矿土”，属于专业术语。因此语域随搭配和场合变化，没有固定的正式或非正式标记，需根据上下文判断。
Grammar Note
可作及物动词（使安静）和不及物动词（安静下来）
Pronunciation & Spelling
与 hush /hʊʃ/ 押韵的常用词有 push、bush，均以 /ʊʃ/ 结尾。注意拼写同为 -ush 的 brush、flush、rush、gush 实际发 /ʌʃ/，不押韵。
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。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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