silences

英 [ˈsaɪlənsɪz] 美 [ˈsaɪlənsɪz]

v.  使安静; 使不说话; 压制，使不再发表(反对意见)
silence的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

  1. N-VAR 沉默;缄默;不作声
    If there is silence, nobody is speaking.
    1. They stood in silence...
      他们默不作声地站着。
    2. He never lets those long silences develop during dinner...
      他从不会让晚餐时出现长时间的沉默。
    3. Then he bellowed 'Silence!'
      然后他怒吼一声：“安静!”
  2. N-UNCOUNT 寂静;无声
    The silence of a place is the extreme quietness there.
    1. ...the silence of that rainless, all-concealing fog...
      滴雨未下、隐藏一切的大雾静默无声
    2. She breathed deeply, savouring the silence.
      她深深地吸了口气，细细品味着这宁静。
  3. N-UNCOUNT 缄默;绝口不提;闭口不谈
    Someone's silence about something is their failure or refusal to speak to other people about it.
    1. The district court ruled that Popper's silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty.
      区法院裁定今天波珀在法庭上的缄默将被视作是进行无罪抗辩。
  4. VERB 使安静;使无声;使不说话
    To silence someone or something means to stop them speaking or making a noise.
    1. A ringing phone silenced her...
      响起的电话铃声让她安静了下来。
    2. The shock silenced him completely.
      他惊得哑口无言。
  5. VERB 制止，使不再发表(反对意见)
    If someone silences you, they stop you expressing opinions that they do not agree with.
    1. Like other tyrants, he tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him.
      像其他暴君一样，他力图压制任何公开反对他的人。
    2. ...an unsuccessful attempt by the government to silence the debate.
      政府试图压制争论但未果
  6. VERB 杀…灭口
    To silence someone means to kill them in order to stop them revealing something secret.
    1. A hit man had been sent to silence her over the affair.
      为了掩盖这件事，已经派出一名职业杀手去杀她灭口。
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双语例句

  1. There was some fatal flaw in his makeup, and as time went on he lapsed into long silences or became off-hand.
    他的性格有致命的缺陷，随着时间的推移，他陷入了久久的沉默，或者变得漠然。
  2. He lapsed into long silences or became offensively off-hand
    他要么陷入长时间的沉默，要么变得简慢无礼。
  3. He never lets those long silences develop during dinner
    他从不会让晚餐时出现长时间的沉默。
  4. The loud fights in the hostel wing, the long silences and the desperate angry notes.
    于是就有了宿舍侧楼上的大声争吵、彼此长时间的沉默，还有生气又绝望的留言。
  5. A great singer is he who sings our silences.
    能唱出我们的沉默的，是一个伟大的歌唱家。
  6. In such cases, the communal tables and the open kitchen can smooth over awkward silences.
    这种情况下，公共餐桌和开放式厨房都能减少沉默带来的尴尬。
  7. Listening is a simple act and when you trust your intuition, you'll hear& the tones, silences and energy levels of that person.
    倾听是很简单的动作。当你相信直觉的时候，你会听到另外一个人话语中的语气、沉默、和能量。
  8. Her voice yields to our silences like a faint light that quivers in fear of the shadow.
    她的声音波动在我们的沉默中，犹如一道微弱的光在对阴影的恐惧中颤抖。
  9. Let the other person end the silence. Most people are uncomfortable with silences in a conversation.
    让对方打破沉默大多数人不喜欢对话中的沉默。
  10. You are able to talk for hours without any awkward silences.
    你可以说上好几个小时而且还不会出现窘人的沉闷。
  11. Plus, these few introductory words will buy time to craft your answer and avoid any awkward silences.
    另外，介绍性的话语能够为你组织回答赢得时间，避免令人尴尬的沉默。
  12. But the silences have an internal rhythm, and he was thinking of Mozart during the shoot.
    但是在这些无声里有一个内部节奏，而导演在拍摄时一直在思考莫扎特音乐。
  13. In all, there were full silences marking the moments of impact and when the towers collapsed.
    到处一片寂静，纪念恐怖袭击的影响和双子楼倒塌的瞬间。
  14. We may have experienced his silences and absences as we encountered trials and difficulties in the past year.
    我们在过去的一年经历试炼和困难时，可能经历过祂的沉默与隐藏。
  15. He speaks quickly, the tone of his voice so commanding that it silences everyone.
    他迅速而沉稳地指挥着，让每一个人安静下来。
  16. Cytosine methylation silences transposable elements in plants, vertebrates, and fungi but also regulates gene expression.
    胞嘧啶的甲基化能够沉默植物、脊椎动物和真菌的转座元件，同时也能调控基因的表达。
  17. She can from in this man's eye, in the hand, even silences inside, feels him the love which bears patiently to her.
    她能从这个男人的眼里，手里，甚至沉默里，感受到他对她隐忍的爱。
  18. If the rumor is one kind of injury, please choose silences.
    如果谎言是一种伤害、请选择沉默。
  19. The long silences between words.
    说话间的长时间沉默。
  20. Every road has its turning points and ending silences, only not if your heart goes on beyond it;
    每条道路都有属于自己的悠然蜿沿和沉默的终点，只有心却可以不受牵制的继续飞翔出道路的目光；
  21. Veiled hints and uneasy silences.
    含蓄的暗示及不安的缄默。
  22. And he closed his eyes and prayed in the silences of his soul.
    他闭起双眼，在灵魂的静默处祈祷。
  23. His boisterous humour gave place to lowering silences.
    他那兴高采烈的脾性为渐渐低落的沉默所取代。
  24. We know from research that when women are in the minority at company meetings, there are silences.
    从研究中我们得知，当女性在公司会议上占少数时，她们会变得沉默。
  25. But, unless deemed "safe," foreigners are still confronted with awkward silences and robotic smiles.
    但是，除非被视为“无害的”，外国人仍将面对尴尬的沉默和生硬的笑容。
  26. Carreen liked him because of his placid and unembarrassed silences.
    卡琳喜欢他那种平静而自在的默默无言的神态。
  27. Long silences make her uncomfortable.
    长时间的沉默让她很不舒服。
  28. You may also find that rather than making love all day there are awkward silences or even arguments.
    你还可能发现你们没有成天卿卿我我反倒是彼此笨拙地一言不发或甚至发生口角。
  29. We are left to listen to the silences and observe the spaces.
    电影留了沉默给我们倾听，留了空间给我们观察。
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