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| /ˈsaɪləns/ |
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| 1 | U complete quiet 寂静；无声 |
| The owl’ s cry cut through the silence in the forest. 猫头鹰的叫声划破了森林的寂静。 |
| The silence was broken by the soft sound of raindrops. 轻柔的雨滴声打破了寂静。 |
| When I answered the phone there was dead silence (=no sound at all) . 我接起电话时，里面什么声音也没有。 |
| | 1a | C/U a period of time when no one speaks 沉默；无人作声 | | Long silences make her uncomfortable. 长时间的沉默让她很不舒服。 | | We stared at each other in stunned silence. 我们惊呆了，一言不发地互相凝视着对方。 | | a moment of silence We begin our service with a moment of silence. 我们开始做礼拜时要先静默一会儿。 | | in silence They drove home in silence. 他们默不作声地开车回家。 | |
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| 2 | singular/U the refusal to talk about something or provide information 缄默；不言不语；默不作声 |
| She maintained an angry silence. 她一直生着闷气。 |
| +on Her silence on the subject has been interpreted as a sign of guilt. 她对此事的缄默被视为愧疚的表示。 |
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| 3 | singular/U a complete lack of communication with someone by letter , telephone , or other means 无音信；失去联系 |
| A letter finally arrived from Lee, ending his long silence. 终于收到李的来信，从而结束了这段漫长的杳无音信的日子。 |
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| - | break your silence
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| to talk about something you refused to talk about before |
| 打破沉默；开金口 |
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| The former Minister has decided to break her silence about the scandal. 前部长已经决定要对那次丑闻首开金口。 |
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