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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1653 COCA: 1820

silence

Word family 
si·lence1 /ˈsaɪləns/ ●●● W2 noun  
1  no noise 没有响声 [uncountableU]QUIET complete absence of sound or noise 无声，寂静 SYN quiet
silence of
 Nothing disturbed the silence of the night.
没有任何声音打破这夜晚的寂静。
silence falls/descends (on/upon something)
 After the explosion, an eerie silence fell upon the scene.
爆炸之后，现场陷入一片可怕的寂静。
break/shatter the silence
 A loud scream shattered the silence.
一声高声尖叫打破了沉寂。
2  no talking 不说话 [countableC, uncountableU] complete quiet because nobody is talking 沉默，缄默
 There was a brief silence before anyone answered.
沉默了片刻才有人回答。
in silence
 The four men sat in silence.
这四个人一声不吭地坐着。
complete/total/dead silence
 ‘How long have you been here?’ I asked. There was complete silence.
“你在这里多久了？”我问。 回答我的是彻底的沉默。
 ‘Silence in court!’ roared the judge.
“法庭上请保持肃静！”法官吼道。
embarrassed/awkward/stunned etc silence
 There was an awkward silence between them.
他们之间出现一阵令人尴尬的沉默。
 The accused exercised his right to silence (=the legal right to choose to say nothing).
被告行使了沉默权。
3  no discussion/answer 没有讨论/回答 [uncountableU]TALK2# failure or refusal to discuss something or answer questions about something 保持沉默；拒绝回答
silence on
 The government’s silence on such an important issue seems very strange.
政府在如此重大的问题上保持沉默，显得很奇怪。
 Once again the answer was a deafening silence (=a very noticeable refusal to discuss something).
回答又是彻底的沉默。
4  no communication 没有交流 [uncountableU]CONTACT SB# failure to write a letter to someone, telephone them etc 无音信，失去联系
 After two years of silence, he suddenly got in touch with us again.
两年杳无音信之后，他突然又跟我们取得了联系。
5. one-minute/two-minute etc silence MXa period of time in which everyone stops talking as a sign of honour and respect towards someone who has died 默哀一分钟/两分钟等
n COLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1 & 2
adjectives
complete/total/absolute/utter silence
They sat in complete silence.
The silence in the room was absolute.
dead silence (=complete silence)
There was a gasp from Peter and then a dead silence.
a long silence
‘He’s dead.’ There was a long silence.
a short/brief silence
After a brief silence, Katherine nodded.
an awkward/uncomfortable/embarrassed silence
‘Fred tells me you like books, ’ Steve said, after an awkward silence.
a stunned/shocked silence
There was a stunned silence at the other end of the phone.
stony silence (=unfriendly silence)
Harrison stared at him in stony silence.
a tense silence
There was a brief, tense silence.
an eerie silence (=one that is strange and rather frightening)
An eerie silence descended over the house.
an ominous silence (=one that makes you feel that something bad is going to happen)
‘How long will she be ill?’ There was a short, ominous silence.
a sudden silence
At the mention of John, a sudden silence fell on the room.
verbs
there is (a) silence
There was silence in the library for several moments.
break/shatter the silence (=end the silence)
The sound of a car engine broke the silence.
disturb the silence (=end the silence by making a sound)
Nothing moved, no sound disturbed the silence.
silence falls/descends (=a silence begins)
A sudden silence fell over the room.
lapse into silence (=to stop talking and be quiet)
'I don't want any, ' he said, and lapsed into silence again.
Examples from the Corpus
silence• Yearn to be surrounded by marble, priceless manuscripts and silence?• "What did you do during the war?" Rob asked. There was a deathly silence, and everyone looked down at the table.• I resented her silence too, it cut me out.• He lit his cigar and we sat in silence for a long moment.• Enigmatically, Boon sits in silence for a while.• There was a long silence before anyone answered.• The school observed a minute of silence in honor of the students who had died.• After years of silence, we were talking on the phone every few weeks.• The only sound to break the silence of the night was the soft mutter of my engine.• Nothing disturbed the silence of the night.• A voice echoed in the silence.• And then silence again and the whole sequence begins anew.
break/shatter the silence• The silence was suddenly broken by a loud scream.• Only the eerie tinkle of leg irons and shouted commands break the silence.• The roar of a furnace engine broke the silence.• The sound of stockinged legs moving across the room finally broke the silence.• A footstep broke the silence and approached to within ten paces of Blackburn and waited.• To go on with the utter silence or to break the silence, pretending nothing had happened.• The only sound to break the silence of the night was the soft mutter of my engine.• The refrigerator hummed its usual little tune to break the silence and Donna drank her coffee.• Her loud wails shattered the silence of the willow grove.
right to silence• Despite these dangers, the right to silence has already been removed in all criminal trials in Northern Ireland.• Controversy exploded around him in 1988 when he appeared on Channel 4 News supporting changes to the right to silence.• Here we are concerned in particular with the right to silence and the right of access to a solicitor.
deafening silence• But while those hotspots are continuously monitored by diplomats and the media, the Chechen misery prompts nothing but a deafening silence.• Once again the answer was a deafening silence.• All that remained on the barren expanse was a deafening silence.• The most extraordinary feature of the Opposition's response has been the deafening silence of their principal spokesman in relation to the proposals.
silence2 ●○○ verb [transitiveT]  
1  TALK2#to make someone stop talking, or stop something making a noise 使安静，使缄默
 She held up her hand to silence the children.
她抬手示意孩子们安静下来。
2  PREVENTto make someone stop expressing opposition or criticisms – used especially in news reports 使封口，压制 〔反对意见或批评，尤用于新闻报道〕
 attempts to silence the rumours
平息谣言的努力
 Barnes has failed to silence his critics.
巴恩斯未能封住批评者的嘴巴。
Examples from the Corpus
silence• Opponents of the regime are quickly silenced.• The Mafia uses threats of physical violence or death to silence any opposition.• Fong said nothing; he had started to object but was silenced by more abuse.• The article silenced Diem, who had immediately surmised its source, but it did not sway Taylor.• Reformists allege that the killings were part of a campaign by state-sponsored death squads to silence dissent.• Partick was livid, but Jane squeezed his arm to silence him.• At last, Switzer had a chance to silence his critics.• Then he became angry, and threatened that he would silence me for ever, if I would not agree.• I opened my mouth to speak but she silenced me with an angry look.• Angry residents are suing the church to silence the bell at night.• Police used violence and threats to silence the party's political opponents.
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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1653 COCA: 1820
silence

noun¹

 1quietness寂靜ADJECTIVE | ... OF SILENCE | VERB + SILENCE | SILENCE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤lengthy, long, prolonged長時間的寂靜▸➤brief, momentary, a moment's, short短暫的寂靜；片刻的安靜◇There was a moment's silence before she replied.片刻沉寂後她才作答。➤deep, hushed肅靜➤awed敬畏的沉寂◇We sat and watched in awed silence as she performed.她表演的時候，我們充滿敬畏地靜坐觀看。➤absolute, complete, dead, deadly, deathly, total, utter萬籟俱寂；寂靜無聲；死寂◇We sat in complete silence, save for the ticking of the clock.我們靜靜地坐着，只聽見時鐘的滴答聲。◇A deathly silence hung over the town.死一樣的沉寂籠罩着全城。➤relative相對沉寂◇The rest of the trip passed in relative silence.剩下的旅程相對安靜地度過了。➤shocked, stunned震驚的／驚愕的沉寂◇Her comments were met with a stunned silence.她的話驚得四座啞然。➤awkward, embarrassed, embarrassing, strained, uncomfortable, uneasy令人尷尬的沉默；不自然的沉默；令人不安的寂靜◇An awkward silence followed.接下來是令人難堪的沉默。➤heavy, ominous, oppressive, tense氣氛沉重的／不祥的／氣氛壓抑的／氣氛緊張的沉默▸➤brooding, thoughtful憂思◇She fell into long, brooding silences.她默不作聲，陷入長久的沉思。➤stony, sullen冷漠無語；慍怒不語▸➤eerie, unnerving怪異的／令人不安的寂靜▸➤companionable友好和諧的寂靜◇They walked in companionable silence.他們融洽地默默走着。➤expectant, pregnant期待的／意味深長的沉默▸➤sudden突然的沉寂➤radio無線電靜默◇The soldier had broken radio silence to contact his aircraft.士兵打破了無線電靜默，發信號給他的飛機。... OF SILENCE➤moment一陣沉默VERB + SILENCE➤maintain保持沉默◇She maintained a stony silence.她冷冷地一言不發。➤break, interrupt, penetrate, pierce, punctuate, shatter打破沉默；不時打破寂靜◇Lewis finally broke the long silence between them.最後劉易斯打破了他們之間長時間的沉默。◇Celeste's voice penetrated the silence.塞萊斯特的聲音打破了沉寂。◇a silence punctuated only by the occasional sniff from the children只是偶爾被孩子們吸鼻子的聲音打破的寂靜➤lapse into, relapse into, retreat into, subside into, trail off into (all used only about people皆僅用於人) 陷入沉默；再度陷入沉默；沉默下來◇He lapsed into a sullen silence.他氣鼓鼓的，一言不發。➤stun sb into驚得某人說不出話來◇The boys were stunned into silence by this news.男孩子們聽到這消息驚得說不出話來。➤be met with遇到一片寂靜◇Her question was met with an uneasy silence.她的提問遭遇了一陣令人局促不安的冷場。➤observe (= as a sign of respect for the dead, etc.) 默哀◇A minute's silence for the victims will be observed.將為遇難者默哀一分鐘。➤fill填充沉默的間歇◇She filled the silence with music.沒人說話的時候她就放音樂。SILENCE + VERB➤come over sth, descend, fall, fall over sth, settle, settle over sth沉寂降臨到⋯；安靜下來◇A sudden silence fell over the room.整個房間突然靜了下來。➤hang, prevail, reign寂靜籠罩◇Silence reigned.一片寂靜。➤linger沉寂持續◇A heavy silence lingered in the air.令人壓抑的沉寂瀰漫在空氣中。➤envelop sth, fill sth沉寂籠罩着⋯／充溢着⋯◇Silence filled the room.房間一片沉寂。➤ensue, follow寂靜隨之而來▸➤deepen, grow, lengthen, spread, stretch靜謐彌深；寂靜持續；寂靜蔓延◇He thought for a moment, the silence lengthening.他想了一會兒，又是一陣沉默。➤greet sth⋯遭遇沉默◇A stunned silence greeted her announcement.她宣佈的事情驚得大家啞口無言。PREPOSITION➤in (the) silence寂靜地◇They ate their breakfast in silence.他們默不作聲地吃了早飯。PHRASES➤two minutes' silence, three minutes' silence (especially BrE) 兩分鐘的／三分鐘的默哀◇They observed two minutes' silence to remember the war dead.他們向戰爭死難者默哀兩分鐘。◇Countries throughout Europe held a three minutes' silence.歐洲各國都舉行了三分鐘默哀儀式。
silence

noun²

 2not saying anything about sth緘默ADJECTIVE | VERB + SILENCE | SILENCE + VERB | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVE➤deafening置之不理◇The government's only response has been a deafening silence.政府唯一的反應是裝聾作啞。➤dignified (especially BrE) 保持尊嚴的沉默▸➤deliberate故意的沉默VERB + SILENCE➤keep, maintain保持沉默◇He has so far kept a dignified silence on the subject.到目前為止他對這個話題一直保持有尊嚴的沉默。➤take as把沉默當作◇I took her silence as a no.我把她的默不作聲當作不同意。SILENCE + VERB➤surround沉默籠罩◇a debate to break the silence surrounding domestic violence打破對家庭暴力緘默的一場辯論PREPOSITION➤silence from來自⋯的沉默◇There seems to have been a deliberate silence from the newspapers.報界似乎故意對此事保持沉默。PHRASES➤a conspiracy of silence, a wall of silence保持緘默的密約；無人回應◇There is a conspiracy of silence about what is happening (= nobody is willing to talk about it).對於發生的事情大家都一致保持緘默。➤a vow of silence保持沉默的誓言◇She has broken her vow of silence on the issue.她沒有遵守對這件事保持沉默的誓言。
silence

verb

ADVERB | VERB + SILENCE | PREPOSITION ADVERB➤completely完全壓制住▸➤effectively事實上壓制住◇Criticism has now been effectively silenced.批評的聲音實際上已被壓了下去。➤immediately, quickly立即／迅速平息▸➤abruptly, instantly突然使沉默；很快使⋯安靜下來◇Her scream was abruptly silenced.她的尖叫聲戛然而止。➤momentarily, temporarily臨時／暫時平息➤forever永遠平息◇A shot to the head silenced him forever.一顆子彈射中他的腦袋，他再不會亂說話了。VERB + SILENCE➤try to試圖使⋯緘默▸➤manage to設法壓制▸➤fail to未能平息◇Even these improvements to the service failed to silence a grumbling chorus of complaints.即使對服務作了這些改進也不能平息一片抱怨聲。PREPOSITION➤with以⋯使緘默◇She silenced him with a glare.她瞪了他一眼，他就不作聲了。
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1653 COCA: 1820
silence

noun

silence ♦︎ peace ♦︎ quiet ♦︎ tranquillity ♦︎ hush ♦︎ calmThese are all words for a lack of noise. 这些词均表示安静、寂静。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆in silence / peace / tranquillity◆absolute / total silence / peace / quiet / tranquillity / calm◆relative silence / peace / quiet / tranquillity / calm◆a sudden silence / quiet / hush / calm◆to break the silence / peace / quiet / calm◆silence / quiet / a hush falls on sth■ silence [uncountable] a complete lack of noise or sound 寂静；无声◆Their footsteps echoed in the silence.他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡。◆A scream broke the silence of the night.一声尖叫划破了寂静的夜晚。  see also silent ⇨ quiet 1 ■ peace [uncountable] a lack of interruption from noise, problems, worry or unwanted actions 平静；安静；宁静◆She lay back and enjoyed the peace of the summer evening.她悠闲地躺着享受夏日傍晚的宁静。◆He never felt really at peace with himself.他从未真正感到心里平静过。◆He just wants to be left in peace (= not to be disturbed).他只希望别受到打扰。◆I need to check that she is all right, just for my own peace of mind (= so that I do not have to worry).我必须看到她安然无恙心里才踏实。  see also peaceful ⇨ quiet 1 ■ quiet [uncountable] the state of being without much noise 宁静；寂静；安静◆He seemed to prefer the quiet of his own room.他似乎更喜欢自己房间的宁静。◆I go to the library for a little peace and quiet.我到图书馆去清静一下。■ tranquillity (especially BrE) (NAmE usually tranquility) træŋˈkwɪləti [uncountable] (rather formal, written) the state of being without noise, violence or anxiety 安静；平静；安宁◆It is the perfect place to relax in an atmosphere of peace and tranquillity.这里的气氛恬静安宁，是休息放松的最佳场所。   see also tranquil ⇨ quiet 1 ■ hush [singular] a period of silence, especially following a lot of noise, or when people are expecting sth to happen （尤指一阵嘈杂之后或等着某事发生时的）寂静，鸦雀无声◆There was a deathly hush in the theatre.剧院里一片死寂。◆A hush fell over the landscape.这一片景物静了下来。■ calm [uncountable, countable] a quiet and peaceful time or situation 平静的时期；宁静的状态◆We sat together for a while in the calm of the evening.在宁静的夜晚，我们一起坐了一会。   see also calm ⇨ quiet adj. 1 silence

verb

silence ♦︎ quiet ♦︎ quieten ♦︎ shush ♦︎ muffleThese words all mean to become quieter or stop sb/sth from making so much noise. 这些词均表示变得安静、使安静。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to quiet / quieten (sb) down◆to quiet / quieten a crowd■ silence [transitive] (written) to make sb/sth stop speaking or making a noise 使安静；使不说话；使不作声◆She quickly silenced him with a glare.她瞪了他一眼，他马上就不作声了。◆Our bombs silenced the enemy's guns (= they destroyed them).我们的炸弹把敌人的炮火打哑了。   see also silent ⇨ quiet adj. 2 ■ quiet [intransitive, transitive] (especially NAmE) to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy 平静下来；安静下来；使平静；使安静◆The demonstrators quieted down when the police arrived.警察一到，示威者便平静了下来。◆He's very good at quieting the kids.他很懂得如何让孩子们安静下来。   see also quiet ⇨ quiet adj. 2 ■ quieten [intransitive, transitive] (BrE) to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy 平静下来；安静下来；使平静；使安静◆Things seem to have quietened down a bit this afternoon (= we are not as busy as we were).今天下午，事情似乎平静些了。◆The police appealed for calm, but it failed to quieten the protesters.警方呼吁抗议者保持冷静，但没有奏效。  see also quiet ⇨ quiet adj. 2 ■ shush [transitive] (rather informal) to tell sb to be quiet, especially by saying 'shush', or by putting your finger against your lips （尤指发“嘘”声或把手指竖在嘴唇上）要某人安静◆He rudely shushed the whole room and demanded silence.他粗鲁地“嘘”了一声，要屋里的人安静下来。■ muffle [transitive] to make the sound produced by sb/sth quieter or less clear, especially by covering it with sth （尤指用某物覆盖以）压低（声音），使（声音）模糊不清◆He tried to muffle the alarm clock by putting it under his pillow.他把闹钟塞在枕头底下，想减低声音。◆He saw shadowy figures slip by him, their footsteps muffled by the fog.他看到几个模糊的人影从身边溜过，他们的脚步声被大雾淹没。   see also muffled ⇨ quiet adj. 2
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1653 COCA: 1820
silence
Silent and silence: silent, silence, quiet...
Refusals and the act of refusing: refusal, silence, denial...
To be or to not be in contact with someone: hear from, maintain, correspond...
To stop someone doing something: stop, prevent, check...
To kill a person or animal: kill, murder, strangle...

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