in the still of the night
collocation在夜深人静时
I heard a strange sound in the still of the night.
我在夜深人静时听到了一个奇怪的声音。
寂静；宁静
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寂静；宁静
a period of calm or silence
In the still of the night, the town seemed completely empty.
在夜晚的寂静中，整个城镇似乎空无一人。
多用于文学或诗歌
平静的时期；沉默的时期
A period of calm or silence.
蒸馏器
A device for distilling liquids.
静态照片(尤指从电影中截取用于广告的)
a static photograph (especially one taken from a movie and used for advertising purposes)
(电影中的)单帧照片；剧照
A photograph, as opposed to movie footage.
She loved the still of the early morning before anyone else woke up.
她喜欢清晨的寂静，那时别人都还没醒来。
AI contextual example
A deep still settled over the lake after the wind stopped.
风停之后，湖面笼罩着一片深深的寂静。
AI contextual example
he wanted some stills for a magazine ad
他想要几张剧照用于杂志广告。
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the still of the night
夜的寂静。
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在夜深人静时
I heard a strange sound in the still of the night.
我在夜深人静时听到了一个奇怪的声音。
电影剧照
The book was filled with film stills from the 1950s.
这本书里满是20世纪50年代的电影剧照。
威士忌蒸馏器
The illegal whisky still was hidden in the woods.
那个非法威士忌蒸馏器藏在树林里。
（餐厅的）茶水间
The waiter went to the still room to make fresh coffee.
服务员去茶水间现煮咖啡。
夜的寂静；夜深人静时
In the still of the night, the only sound was the wind outside.
夜深人静时，唯一的声音是外面的风声。
在夜晚的寂静中，我紧紧抱住了你。
We sat by the window in the still of the night and talked until dawn.
我们在夜晚的寂静中坐在窗边，一直聊到天亮。
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想象电影画面“定格”——静止的瞬间就是 a still（剧照）；蒸馏器也是静静工作，记住这个名词都和“静”有关。
语域：formal 常见场景：夜晚、文学作品、诗歌 作为名词表示“平静/寂静”时，通常出现在较正式或文学性的书面表达中，比较常见于固定搭配 the still of the night（夜晚的寂静）；日常口语中单独使用较少。
hill, bill, fill, mill, pill, will 都与 still /stɪl/ 押韵，因为它们都读 /ɪl/，且都含有拼写组合 -ill。注意 lookalikes：stile 和 style 都读 /staɪl/，虽拼写相似，但发音不同，并不与 still 押韵。
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