silence意思

1. 沉默，缄默，默不作声
2. 寂静，无声
3. 无音讯，无联系
4. 无表示
5. 湮没
6. 忘却
7. 静默，默哀
8. 不提，不谈
9. 无音讯期间
10. 沉静，肃静
11. 【音】停止

1. 堵住...的嘴，把...说得无话可对
2. 使沉默，使安静，使缄默，使哑口无言
3. 使停止，止住
4. 闭嘴
5. 抑制，压制，压倒
6. 消灭（噪音）
7. 使不再发表（反对意见）
8. 安静，静下来
9. 打哑

1. the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking);

   "there was a shocked silence"
   "he gestured for silence"
   

2. the absence of sound;

   "he needed silence in order to sleep"
   "the street was quiet"
   

3. a refusal to speak when expected;

   "his silence about my contribution was surprising"
   

4. the trait of keeping things secret

1. cause to be quiet or not talk;

   "Please silence the children in the church!"
   

2. keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure;

   "All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
   

1.沉默;缄默;不作声
If there issilence, nobody is speaking.

silence是什么意思

e.g. They stood insilence...
他们默不作声地站着。
e.g. 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。

2.寂静;无声
The silence of a place is the extreme quietness there.

e.g. ...thesilence of that rainless, all-concealing fog...
滴雨未下、隐藏一切的大雾静默无声
e.g. She breathed deeply, savouring thesilence.
她深深地吸了口气，细细品味着这宁静。

3.缄默;绝口不提;闭口不谈
Someone'ssilence about something is their failure or refusal to speak to other people about it.

silence的解释

e.g. The district court ruled that Popper'ssilence 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.使安静;使无声;使不说话
Tosilence someone or something means to stop them speaking or making a noise.

e.g. A ringing phone silenced her...
响起的电话铃声让她安静了下来。
e.g. The shock silenced him completely.
他惊得哑口无言。

5.制止，使不再发表(反对意见)
If someonesilences you, they stop you expressing opinions that they do not agree with.

e.g. Like other tyrants, he tried tosilence 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。
e.g. ...an unsuccessful attempt by the government tosilence the debate.
政府试图压制争论但未果

6.杀…灭口
Tosilence someone means to kill them in order to stop them revealing something secret.

e.g. A hit man had been sent tosilence 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。

1. A profound silence prevailed over all.
   深沉的静默笼罩着一切。
2. Now and then a bird's song broke in upon the silence of the wood.
   鸟鸣声不时打破林中的寂静。
3. The bustle and din gradually faded to silence as night advanced.
   随着夜越来越深,喧闹声逐渐沉寂了。
4. It is generally admitted that the moon is a world where silence prevails.
   月球是一个寂静无声的世界,这一点是众所公认的。
5. There was silence for a few moments, then someone came out with a most useful suggestion.
   沉默了一会儿,于是有人提出了一项极有用的建议。
6. From the silence of the company after he had made that remark, he realized that he had dropped a brick.
   他作了那番议论以后,一看大家一声不吭,他明白自己失言了。
7. She frowned him into silence.
   她皱眉使他沉默。
8. The criminal intimidated the witness into silence.
   犯罪分子恐吓目击证人保持缄默。
9. Be careful, your silence could be interpreted as an admission of guilt.
   小心,你的沉默有可能被看作是承认自己有罪。
10. Forgive me for my long silence.
    请原谅我好久没给你写信。
11. After two years' silence he suddenly got in touch with us again.
    在长达两年杳无音信之后,他突然又跟我们取得了联系。
12. Let's observe a minute's silence in memory of the dead.
    让我们为死者静默一分钟。
13. His offensive remarks were followed by an embarrassed silence.
    在他那无礼的讲话后,紧跟着便是一阵令人难堪的沉默。
14. There were long unexplained silences between her letters.
    她不时会有一段未予解释的久无书信的时期。

1. He silenced the noisy children with a fierce look.
   他狠狠地瞪了一眼那些闹哄哄的孩子,使他们安静下来。
2. The speaker tried to silence the angry crowd.
   讲话者试图使愤怒的人群安静下来。
3. His commanding tone silences everyone present.
   他的命令口气使在场的人安静下来。
4. Rodin silenced him with a gesture.
   罗丁做手势让他安静。
5. The arrival of the teacher silenced the class.
   教师的到来使全班安静下来。
6. They silenced him by money or other inducements.
   他们用金钱或其他诱惑来封他的嘴。
7. The king silenced his opponents by having them put in prison.
   国王把反对他的人送进监狱以使他们闭口。
8. Butler's firm speech failed to silence opposition.
   巴特勒强硬的话语没能制止反对意见。
9. Our powerful artillery fire silenced the enemy's mortars.
   我军强大的炮火迫使敌人的迫击炮停止射击。
10. There must be a way to silence the echoes in this room.
    一定有办法消除这个房间的回声。
11. The nurse silenced the baby's crying.
    护士使孩子不再哭而安静下来。
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12. The air intake must be silenced to some degree.
    进气口的噪声太大,必须在一定程度上加以消除。
13. The enemy's guns were silenced by repeated bombings.
    反复轰炸压制了敌人的炮火。

求职面试

silence的翻译

B：What leadership qualities did you develop as an administrative personnel？
作为行政人员，你有什么样的领导才能？

A：I feel that learning how to motivate people and to work together as a team will be the major goal of my leadership./I have refined my management style by using an open-door policy.
我觉得学习如何把人们的积极性调动起来，以及如何配合协同的团队精神，是我行政工作的主要目标。/我以开放式的政策，改进我的行政管理方式。

B：How do you normally handle criticism？
你通常如何处理別人的批评？

A：Silence is golden. Just don't say anything; otherwise the situation could become worse. I do, however, accept constructive criticism. /When we cool off, we will discuss it later.
沈默是金。不必说什么，否则情况更糟，不过我会接受建设性的批评。/我会等大家冷靜下来再讨论。

1. silence用作名词的基本意思是“寂静”,指没有声音,很静,引申可指“沉默”,一般指人对某件事保持缄默,用沉默来表示其同意或不同意, silence还可引申作“无音信,失去联系”解。作以上解时是不可数名词。
2. silence还可作“寂静时刻,期间”解。常用来表示一段有具体内容的沉默的时间,作此解时是可数名词。

1. silence用作动词时意思是“使沉默”,可指人使喧闹的场面安静下来,也可指人采取高压手段来压制某人的言论,这种结果有可能成功,也可能无效。
2. silence是及物动词,接名词或代词作宾语,可用于被动结构。