- ADJ-GRADED 轻声的;安静的;静悄悄的
Someone or something that is quiet makes only a small amount of noise.
- Tania kept the children reasonably quiet and contented...
塔妮娅把孩子们哄得安安静静而又心满意足。 - A quiet murmur passed through the classroom...
一阵悄悄的低语声传遍了整个教室。 - The airlines have invested enormous sums in new, quieter aircraft.
航空公司投入了大笔资金购买噪音较小的新型飞机。
- ADJ-GRADED (地方)寂静的,安静的,清静的
If a place is quiet, there is very little noise there.
- She was received in a small, quiet office...
她在一个安静的小办公室里受到接待。 - The street was unnaturally quiet.
街上安静得有些异常。
- ADJ-GRADED (地方、环境、时光)安宁的,清静的,平静的,宁静的
If a place, situation, or time is quiet, there is no excitement, activity, or trouble.
- ...a quiet rural backwater...
平静而与世隔绝的农村地区 - It is very quiet without him...
他不在的时候这里非常清静。 - While he wanted Los Angeles and partying, she wanted a quiet life...
他喜欢洛杉矶,喜欢聚会,她却希望过平静的生活。 - The city is now relatively quiet but there's palpable anger as people cope with shortages...
现在这座城市比较安静,但却因物资匮乏而明显充斥着怒气。
- N-UNCOUNT 安静;静谧
Quiet is silence.
- He called for quiet and announced that the next song was in our honor...
他叫大家安静,然后宣布下一首歌要送给我们。 - Jeremy wants some peace and quiet before his big match.
杰里米希望在大赛来临之前能享受到些许平静和安宁。
- ADJ-GRADED 沉默的;不出声的;一言不发的
If you are quiet, you are not saying anything.
- I told them to be quiet and go to sleep...
我叫他们不要说话,马上睡觉。 - I just went quiet, embarrassed, and couldn't answer...
我一下子收了声,红了脸,答不出话来。 - They were both quiet for a while. Then Charlie said: 'I must go.'...
他们俩都沉默了一会儿。然后查利说:“我得走了”。 - Then a voice called out, 'Quiet, everybody, please!'
这时有人大声喊道:“安静,请各位安静!”
- ADJ (感情)不外露的,不张扬的,内敛的,含蓄的
If you refer, for example, to someone's quiet confidence or quiet despair, you mean that they do not say much about the way they are feeling.
- He has a quiet confidence in his ability...
他对自己胸有成竹,但却并不张扬。 - All through his life he has shown a quiet determination to get things done.
他一生都在默默而坚定地做事。
- ADJ 暗中的;秘密的;私下的
You describe activities as quiet when they happen in secret or in such a way that people do not notice them.
- The Swedes had sought his freedom through quiet diplomacy...
瑞典人通过秘密的外交手段来争取他的自由。 - Then it was back to the house for a quiet celebration...
然后就回到房子里悄悄地庆祝一番。 - Can I have a quiet word with you, son?
孩子,我能和你私下谈一谈吗?
- ADJ-GRADED 温和的;文静的;不易激动(或动怒)的
A quiet person behaves in a calm way and is not easily made angry or upset.
- He's a nice quiet man.
他是一个温和友善的人。
- ADJ-GRADED (颜色、服饰)素净的,朴素大方的
You describe colours or clothes as quiet when they are not bright or not very noticeable.
- They dress in quiet colors so as not to call attention to themselves.
为了避免别人注目,他们穿得很朴素。
- V-ERG (使)安静;(使)平静下来
If someone or something quiets or if you quiet them, they become less noisy, less active, or silent.
- The wind dropped and the sea quieted...
风势减弱了,海面平静下来。 - Estela started to say something but a gesture from her husband quieted her at once.
埃丝特拉正要说些什么,但是看到丈夫的一个手势,马上就不说话了。
in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 quieten
- VERB 消除,减轻(恐惧);平息(抱怨)
To quiet fears or complaints means to persuade people that there is no good reason for them.
- Music seemed to quiet her anxiety and loneliness.
音乐似乎能够减轻她的焦虑和孤独。
in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 quieten
- PHRASE (不抗议、不抱怨地)安静离开
If someone does not go quietly, they do not leave a particular job or a place without complaining or resisting.
- She's not going to go quietly.
她不会乖乖离开的。
- PHRASE 将…保密;保守…的秘密
If you keep quiet about something or keep something quiet, you do not say anything about it.
- I told her to keep quiet about it...
我告诉她此事要保密。 - I think I found it easier than Nell to keep our engagement quiet.
我觉得,我比内尔更容易守得住我们订婚的秘密。
- PHRASE 在暗中;秘密地;私下里
If something is done on the quiet, it is done secretly or in such a way that people do not notice it.
- She'd promised to give him driving lessons, on the quiet, when no one could see.
她已经保证要在别人看不见的时候私下教他开车。
Take care not to confuse quiet and quite.
注意不要混淆 quiet 和 quite。