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si.lence obj5saI7lEntsv [T]使沉默，使安静The teacher raised his voice to silence the noisy class (= to make them quiet).教师提高声音让喧闹的班级安静。Her remark about his appearance completely silenced him (= made him unable to answer).她对他外貌的评论让他哑口无言。Al Capone silenced his opponents (= prevented them from opposing him) by killing them.阿尔·卡波内靠杀死对手来使他们沉默。The government silenced its critics (= stopped them expressing opposing opinions) by changing the tax system.政府通过改变税收制度来杜绝批评。(fig.) The enemy's guns were silenced (= made to stop firing) in a surprise attack.敌人的大炮在突袭中被打哑了。
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