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| /ˈsaɪləns/ |
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| 1 | to stop someone or something from speaking or making a sound 使安静；使缄默 |
| He silenced her with an angry look. 他生气地看了她一眼，示意她安静。 |
| After about twenty minutes, someone managed to silence the alarm. 大约20分钟后，终于有人把警报声关掉了。 |
| They were completely silenced by the news. 听到这个消息后，他们全都哑口无言。 |
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| 2 | to prevent someone from giving an opinion or criticizing you 压制（意见或批评等） |
| Efforts to silence opposition have so far been unsuccessful. 对反对派言论的压制目前来说还远未成功。 |
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| 3 | very informal to kill someone so that they cannot give information to an enemy or someone in authority 杀死（某人以防泄密） |
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