be quiet
常用于祈使句，用来要求别人不要出声或保持安静。
Please be quiet while the baby is sleeping.
宝宝睡觉时请安静。
安静的；无声的
quieter — comparative of quiet
平静的；宁静的；寡言的；话不多的；不繁忙的；冷清的；清淡的；不张扬的；素净的；不需多少交流的；无打扰的
Making little or no sound; without noise.
几乎没有声音；没有干扰性噪音。
With little or no sound; free of disturbing noise.
运动或活动很少；平静。
Having little motion or activity; calm.
不忙,数量少。
Not busy, of low quantity.
不多说话或不大声说话；内向。
Not talking much or not talking loudly; reserved.
不显眼；不张扬。
Not showy; undemonstrative.
需要很少或不需要互动。
Requiring little or no interaction.
The library is a quiet place for studying.
图书馆是一个安静的学习场所。
用法提示：这里用形容词“quiet”描述图书馆没有噪音，适合学习。
She spoke in a quiet voice so as not to wake the baby.
她轻声说话，以免吵醒婴儿。
用法提示：“quiet”形容声音很小，几乎听不见。
After the storm, the sea became quiet and calm.
暴风雨过后，海面变得安静而平静。
用法提示：“quiet”描述海面没有风浪，处于宁静状态。
常用于祈使句，用来要求别人不要出声或保持安静。
Please be quiet while the baby is sleeping.
宝宝睡觉时请安静。
作定语时直接放在名词前，表示某地或某人安静、不吵闹。
They live on a quiet street near the park.
他们住在公园附近一条安静的街道上。
比较级为 quieter，最高级为 quietest，比较时常用 quieter than。
This street is quieter than the main road.
这条街比主干道安静。
grammar · medium
易错句子Please be quite. The baby is sleeping.
正确表达Please be quiet. The baby is sleeping.
quiet 是形容词，意思是“安静的”；quite 是副词，意思是“相当、完全”。两词拼写和读音接近，但词义不同。要表达“安静点”须用 be quiet，不能用 be quite。
grammar · medium
易错句子She closed the door quiet because the baby was asleep.
正确表达She closed the door quietly because the baby was asleep.
quiet 是形容词，只能作定语或表语，不能修饰动词；修饰动词 closed 必须用副词 quietly（安静地）。汉语的“安静”可以直接作状语，英语中形容词一般不能这样用。
grammar · medium
易错句子This street is more quieter in the morning.
正确表达This street is quieter in the morning.
quiet 的比较级是 quieter，由加 -er 构成，前面不能再加 more，否则形成双重比较级。汉语形容词没有比较级屈折变化，学习者容易同时使用 more 和 -er。
宁静的街道
They live on a quiet street, so there is very little traffic.
他们住在一条宁静的街道上，所以车流量很小。
轻声，低语
He spoke in a quiet voice so that no one else could hear.
他低声说话，以免别人听到。
保持安静；缄默
Please keep quiet while the teacher is talking.
老师讲话时请保持安静。
平静的生活
After retiring, he moved to the coast and lived a quiet life.
退休后，他搬到海边，过着平静的生活。
沉着自信，不动声色的自信
She showed quiet confidence in her first job interview.
她在第一次求职面试中表现出沉着自信。
与 quiet 相关，指用极低的声音说话，通常出现在安静的环境中。
指独自一人的状态，往往伴随安静的氛围，呼应 quiet 的“宁静”含义。
通常需要在安静的环境中进行，与 quiet 的“平静”含义紧密相关。
需要安静、不受干扰的环境，与 quiet 的“无干扰噪音”含义相关。
常在安静、平静的环境中进行，体现 quiet 所描述的“少活动、安宁”的状态。
对某事保密；不张扬
She kept quiet about the meeting until it was official.
在会议正式公布之前，她一直对此保密。
悄悄地；秘密地
He's been taking French lessons on the quiet.
他一直在私下偷偷上法语课。
非常安静；悄无声息
The children were as quiet as mice during the presentation.
孩子们在演示过程中一声不吭，非常安静。
你越安静，听到的越多。
She used to interrupt a lot, but after learning about 'active listening,' she decided to stay quiet in every conversation for a whole week.
她以前总是打断别人，但学到‘积极倾听’后，她决定整整一周在每次对话中都保持安静。
安静的心灵不会感到困惑或恐惧，而是以自己私密的节奏在幸运或厄运中继续前行，就像暴风雨中的时钟。
Even though the market was crashing, his quiet confidence kept the team calm.
尽管市场崩盘，他平静的信心让团队保持冷静。
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安静的休息时间
The children have quiet time after lunch.
孩子们午饭后有一段安静的休息时间。