Word · Frequency #1653
Fully loadedsilenced
使沉默；使安静
silenced is the past of silence.
to make someone or something silent or quiet
- 1.
To make (someone or something) silent.
使(某人或某物)沉默。
- 2.
To repress the expression of something.
压制某事物的表达。
- 3.
To suppress criticism, etc.
压制批评等。
- 4.
To block gene expression.
阻止基因表达。
压制；遏制；使（基因）沉默；抑制（基因）表达；使(某人或某物)沉默。；压制某事物的表达。；压制批评等。
In use
The teacher raised her hand to silence the noisy class.
The company tried to silence the critics by releasing a new report.
Scientists are researching ways to silence the faulty gene.
silence + object
The teacher silenced the noisy students.
老师让吵闹的学生安静下来。
silence + object + with + noun
“with”表示使用的手段或工具。
He silenced the alarm with a button press.
他按了一下按钮让闹钟静音。
be silenced
被动语态表示被迫沉默或被压制。
The critics were silenced by the overwhelming evidence.
Connections
Collocations
- silence a critic
- 使批评者闭嘴
- The company tried to silence a critic by offering him a job.公司试图通过给批评者一份工作来让他闭嘴。
- silence the opposition
- 压制反对意见
- The government used new laws to silence the opposition.政府利用新法律压制反对意见。
- silence a rumor
- 平息谣言
- The official statement was meant to silence the rumor about the merger.这份官方声明旨在平息有关合并的谣言。
- silence the crowd
- 使人群安静下来
- The singer raised her hand to silence the crowd before the song.歌手举起手让人群在歌曲开始前安静下来。
- silence criticism
- 压住批评声音
- He tried to silence criticism by refusing to answer questions.他试图通过拒绝回答问题来压住批评声音。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
把 silent（沉默的）词尾 t 换成 ce，变动词 silence：像按下静音键，让声音或批评停止。
Context & Register
语域：mixed 常见场景：日常对话、正式写作/演讲、生物/医学研究 作动词时，“使安静”在日常对话中通常较中性；而“压制（批评、表达）”和“使（基因）沉默”多用于正式、书面或学术语境。正式程度需视具体含义和搭配而定。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接宾语
Pronunciation & Spelling
没有完全押韵的词。science 与 silence 的尾音同为 /əns/；violence 虽拼作 -lence，但多一个音节；license 的重读元音相同但辅音不同。注意不要把 silent /ˈsaɪlənt/ 误当作 silence。
High-value vocabulary
该词属于 Oxford 核心词汇，值得优先掌握常见搭配和句型。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 3，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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