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be silent
描述状态，后常接副词如completely、totally。
The audience was completely silent during the performance.
表演期间观众完全安静。
寂静的；安静的
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寂静的；安静的
Free from sound or noise; perfectly quiet.
The audience was completely silent during the performance.
表演期间观众完全安静。
没有声音或噪音；完全静止；非常安静。
Free from sound or noise; absolutely still; perfectly quiet.
没有声音的
marked by absence of sound
不说话的；缄默的；沉默寡言的。
Not speaking; indisposed to talk; speechless; mute; taciturn; not loquacious; not talkative.
在预期中未说话或沟通的
failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
The library was completely silent, with only the sound of pages turning.
图书馆里一片寂静，只有翻书的声音。
AI contextual example
He remained silent during the meeting, listening carefully to others.
他在会议期间保持沉默，仔细倾听他人。
AI contextual example
The silent film was accompanied by live piano music.
这部无声电影由现场钢琴音乐伴奏。
AI contextual example
a silent house
一座寂静的房子。
WordNet
描述状态，后常接副词如completely、totally。
The audience was completely silent during the performance.
表演期间观众完全安静。
强调持续保持安静或不说话，常与about搭配。
He chose to remain silent about the incident.
他选择对这个事件保持沉默。
表示从有声到无声的变化，常接when/as引导的时间状语。
The room fell silent when she entered.
她一进屋，房间就安静下来。
常指通讯设备或连接突然无声，或人突然停止说话。
The phone line went silent after the announcement.
宣布后电话线就静默了。
Not this
He walked silent.
Use this
He walked silently.
形容词 'silent' 不能修饰动词 'walk'，应改用副词 'silently' 表示 ‘安静地走’。
Not this
Please silent.
Use this
Please be silent.
祈使句需要用动词原形或 'be + 形容词'，不可直接使用形容词 'silent' 作谓语，应加 'be'。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
寂静的夜晚
The city was a silent night after the storm.
暴风雨过后，城市一片寂静的夜晚。
冷落；不理睬
She gave him the silent treatment after the argument.
争论后她对他采取冷落态度。
保持沉默
He chose to remain silent during the meeting.
他选择在会上保持沉默。
无声电影
Charlie Chaplin starred in many silent films.
查理·卓别林主演了许多无声电影。
沉默的大多数
The silent majority often does not express their opinions publicly.
沉默的大多数通常不公开表达自己的意见。
沉默的大多数
The silent majority rarely participates in online debates.
沉默的大多数很少参与网络辩论。
冷落；不理睬
After the argument, she gave him the silent treatment for a week.
争吵之后，她一周都不理他。
鸦雀无声
The library was silent as the grave.
图书馆里鸦雀无声。
平安夜，圣善夜
The choir sang 'Silent night, holy night' to a hushed audience.
合唱团向安静的观众演唱《平安夜，圣善夜》。
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默片（silent film）没有声音，silent即‘安静的’。
通常用于描述没有声音的环境或人不说话的状态，语气中性，常见于图书馆、电影院等安静场所，也可用于社交场合中某人保持沉默。
These words all end with the spelling '-ent' but have different stressed vowels and consonant clusters, so they do not rhyme with 'silent' (pronounced /ˈsaɪlənt/).
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