- be quiet嘘(示意别作声):
'Shush! Do you want to wake everyone?'
“嘘!你想吵醒每一个人吗?”
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- an utterance of 'shush'“嘘”声:
the thumps were followed by shushes from the aunts.
重击声之后紧接着是姑妈们的“嘘”声。
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- mass noun informal silence〈非正式〉安静:
could we have a little shush please?
请安静一点, 好吗?
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- a soft swishing or rustling sound沙沙声; 瑟瑟声。
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- with obj. tell or signal (someone) to be silent告诉(或示意)保持安静:
she shushed him with a wave.
她挥手示意他保持安静。
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- no obj. become or remain silent变得安静; 保持安静:
Beth told her to shush.
贝思叫她安静一点。
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- no obj., usu. with adverbial of direction move with or make a soft swishing or rustling sound沙沙地移动; 发出沙沙声:
I stood to watch a big liner shushing slowly past
我站在一边, 看着一艘大轮船沙沙地缓慢开过
as noun shushing she could hear the gentle shushing of the waves.她可以听见波浪发出轻柔的沙沙声。
词源
1920s: imitative.