silent
US
UK silent adj: (without sound)
SC 寂静的 jì jìng de
SC 安静的 jì jìng de ，ān jìng de
The teacher stepped into the silent classroom, impressed by how well behaved the pupils were.
老师走进寂静的教师，看到学生们表现得这样好，印象甚是深刻。
silent adj: (not talking)
SC 沉默的 chén mò de
SC 默不作声的 chén mò de ，mò bù zuò shēng de
Simon asked Helen to tell him the truth, but she was silent.
西蒙要求海伦告诉他真相，但海伦只是默不作声。
silent adj: (film: without audible dialogue) (电影)
SC 默片的，无声的 wú shēng de
TC 無聲的
TC 無聲的
Charlie Chaplin starred in a number of silent films.
silent adj: (not expressed or spoken)
SC 没有说出来的
Anne said she didn't mind moving to another town, but her silent wish was to stay in her current home.
silent adj: (letter: not pronounced) (字母)
SC 不发音的
TC 不發音的
TC 不發音的
The word "hour" in English is written with a silent h.
silent n: informal (film without soundtrack)
SC 无声电影 wú shēng diàn yǐng
TC 無聲電影
TC 無聲電影
SC 默片 wú shēng diàn yǐng，mò piàn
Before the technology existed to add soundtracks, all films were silents.
fall silent vi + adj: (become quiet)
SC 陷入沉默
The students fell silent when the teacher entered the classroom.
keep silent vi + adj: (not tell secret)
SC 保持沉默 bǎo chí chén mò
TC 保持沈默
TC 保持沈默
The witness was being blackmailed to keep silent.
keep silent about [sth] v expr: (not tell [sth])
SC 对...保持沉默
Pippa kept silent about Amber's involvement in the prank.
remain silent vi + adj: (continue to say nothing)
SC 保持沉默 bǎo chí chén mò
TC 保持沈默
TC 保持沈默
Gemma remained silent throughout the entire discussion.
silent auction n: (sale involving pre-bidding)
SC 无声竞拍
silent film, US: silent movie n: (movie without sound)
SC 无声电影 wú shēng diàn yǐng
TC 無聲電影
TC 無聲電影
The silent movie era was quite short: roughly 1900 to 1930.
the Silent Generation n: (people born 1928-1945)
SC 沉默的一代
silent hypoxia n: (oxygen deficiency without symptoms) (无症状的缺氧)
SC 无声缺氧，隐形缺氧
silent majority n: US (supporters of conservative values)
SC 沉默的大多数 chén mò de dà duō shù
The silent majority has no agenda, no power base, and no direction.
silent partner, also UK: sleeping partner n: figurative (business investor with no active role)
SC 隐名合伙人 yǐn míng hé huǒ rén
SC 不参加经营的合伙人 yǐn míng hé huǒ rén，bù cān jiā jīng yíng de hé huǒ rén
Dad's only a silent partner in the business: he never gets involved in decision making.