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IELTS BNC: 2297 COCA: 2160

silent

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Related topics: Film, Linguistics
si·lent /ˈsaɪlənt/ ●●● W3 adjectiveadj  
1  not speaking 不说话
a) SAY#not saying anything 不语的，缄默的，沉默的
 Alan was silent.
艾伦沉默不语。
remain/stay/keep silent
 She kept silent, forcing Buchanan to continue.
她保持沉默，逼着布坎南继续下去。
 The crowd fell silent (=became silent) when the president appeared.
总统出现时，人群安静了下来。
b) TALK2#[only before noun] not talking much to other people 沉默寡言的
the strong silent type (=a man who looks strong and does not talk very much) 坚强而沉默寡言的人
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Silent is used mainly in writing. In everyday English, people usually use not say anything rather than be silent: 主要用于书面。 在日常英语中,人们一般说 not say anything ,而不说 be silent
She didn’t say anything, so I carried on.
她没说话,所以我就继续了。
The article doesn’t say anything about religion.
文章没有说到宗教。
2  not communicating 不交流TALK2#SAY# failing or refusing to talk about something or express an opinion 只字不提的，不表态的
silent on/about
 The report was silent on the subject.
报告对这个问题只字不提。
3  quiet 安静的QUIET without any sound, or not making any sound 无声的，寂静的
 The large house was silent and lonely.
这幢大房子寂静荒凉。
 At last the guns fell silent.
枪声终于沉寂了下来。
 Julie offered up a silent prayer that she would pass her exam.
朱莉默默地祈祷，希望能通过这次考试。
as silent as the grave (=completely silent in a mysterious or uncomfortable way) 死一般地沉寂
► see thesaurus at quiet
4. films 影片AMF [only before noun] a silent film has pictures but no sound 〔电影〕无声的
5  letter 字母SL a silent letter in a word is not pronounced 不发音的
 The ‘w’ in ‘wreck’ is silent.
单词 wreck 中的字母 w 是不发音的。
—silently adverbadv
 He sat silently by the bed.
他默不作声地坐在床边。
Examples from the Corpus
silent• Alice was laughing and joking, but her sister remained silent.• The hours before the attack were strangely silent.• He looked back at the father, who was furious but silent.• Several people volunteered for being special constables but Tom remained silent.• Then she recalled his reactions to what he'd labelled her prejudices in St Lucia, and stayed silent.• The "b" at the end of "thumb" is silent.• Police responded to a silent alarm at the bank's Hope Street branch.• Mr Flood was silent and blessed himself a great deal when he heard the news.• I wanted to say 'please don't go', but instead I remained silent, and she left.• Apart from the humming of the bees, all was silent and still.• At dinner he was utterly silent and tried to leave as soon as he had eaten sufficient but before the table was cleared.• The children remained silent and watchful as the police questioned their parents.• The crowd fell silent as he stood up to speak.• The engine is almost silent, even at high speed, and goes like a dream.• The reporter sighed, was silent for a bit, and then told me the following story.• Phil was silent for a moment as he thought about his reply.• The streets of the city were silent in the moonlight.• All that remains of Champa today are its magnificent stone sculptures, silent testimony to an extinct society.• The woman fell silent, though she kept darting angry glances at Jessica.• Mrs. Welland was a mild silent woman with no strong opinions.
fell silent• Around the time of the First World War, Clark brothers ceased operations, and the mill finally fell silent.• They fell silent again, and, as they drove along, Sophie's thoughts grew more and more bewildered.• Everyone fell silent and turned to look: nothing but damp, agitated people and the greasy cinderblock walls.• The audience fell silent as Jackson began to speak.• They fell silent for a while.• The desultory voices at the tables fell silent, heads were raised and, together, the company moved towards the windows.• But Oliver, in such circumstances, fell silent, overmatched.• Every person in the room fell silent, unnerved, as though a shadow had fallen across them.
silent on/about• Still, Jim found it impossible to remain entirely silent about his own convictions.• And it was as if nothing had happened: The government officials were absolutely silent about it.• Once having framed the thought in my mind that I was a lesbian I found myself unable to keep silent about it.• The company is suspiciously silent about its plans for cutting costs.• Her bare feet were silent on the drive.• These days he is silent on the issue, especially in Winston-Salem, a tobacco town.• That statement was silent on the question of whether Gingrich deliberately misled the committee or skirted tax law.• The model is deafeningly silent on this question since the only relative price which figures in it is the rate of interest.• If the original statement requires correction it is presumably necessary to seek leave to amend although the rules are silent on this.
as silent as the grave• The huge room was as silent as the grave.
Origin silent
(1400-1500) Latin present participle of silere “to be silent”
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IELTS BNC: 2297 COCA: 2160
silent

adjective

VERBS | ADVERB | PREPOSITION VERBS➤be, seem沉默；看似安靜▸➤become, fall, go, grow變得安靜；陷入沉默◇The crowd fell silent as she began to speak.她開始說話時，人群安靜了下來。◇The room grew silent as the men entered.這些人一進來房間裏就變得鴉雀無聲。➤keep, lie, remain, sit, stand, stay保持沉默；一片寂靜；靜靜地坐着；一言不發地站着◇I could not keep silent any longer.我再也不能保持沉默了。◇The street lay silent and deserted.街上空無一人，一片寂靜。◇She sat silent throughout the meal.吃飯時她靜靜地坐着，沒說一句話。ADVERB➤absolutely, completely, dead (informal, especially NAmE) , entirely, perfectly, totally, utterly寂靜無聲；鴉雀無聲；死一樣沉寂；萬籟俱寂；很安靜▸➤almost, nearly, virtually幾近無聲◇The new bus is virtually silent.新公共汽車幾乎沒有噪聲。➤largely, mostly大部份人都保持沉默◇an issue about which the researchers are largely silent研究人員大都保持沉默的話題➤notably, remarkably尤其／特別安靜▸➤curiously, uncharacteristically, unusually稀奇地安靜；異樣地沉默；不尋常地安靜▸➤deadly, eerily, oddly, strangely, unnaturally死一樣地沉寂；可怕地沉寂；出奇地靜；反常地安靜◇The street was strangely silent.這條街道異常地安靜。➤ominously不祥地寂靜◇This is a subject about which the official documents are ominously silent.這個話題官方文件避而不談，不是個祥兆。➤resolutely, stubbornly堅決不作聲；固執地保持沉默◇Len remained resolutely silent.萊恩固執地一言不發。PREPOSITION➤about就⋯保持緘默◇They had kept remarkably silent about their intentions.對於他們的意圖，他們一直沒有透露過一個字。➤on對⋯隻字不提◇The report was silent on that subject.報告對那個問題隻字未提。
IELTS BNC: 2297 COCA: 2160
silent adj.
⇨ silent (fall silent) ⇨ quiet 1 (silent streets) ⇨ quiet 2 (a silent prayer) ⇨ quiet 3 (the strong, silent type) silent

adjective

silent ♦︎ speechless ♦︎ dumb ♦︎ mute ♦︎ inarticulateThese words all describe a person who does not or cannot speak, or an action that is not expressed in words. 这些词均表示不说话的、说不出话的、无声的。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆speechless / dumb / inarticulate with rage / anger■ silent (of a person) not speaking （人）不说话的，沉默的◆They huddled together in silent groups.他们一群群挤在一起，默不作声。◆As the curtain rose, the audience fell silent.幕启时，观众安静了下来。▸ silently

adverb

◆They marched silently through the streets.他们在大街上默默地行进。■ speechless unable to speak, especially because you are extremely angry or surprised （尤因非常生气或惊讶）说不出话的◆Laura was speechless with rage.劳拉气得说不出话来。◆His words left her speechless.他的话让她无言以对。■ dumb dʌm not speaking 不说话的；说不出话的◆We were all struck dumb with amazement.我们都惊讶得说不出话来。◆We all sat there in dumb silence.我们都坐在那里，默不作声。ⓘ Dumb also means 'unable to speak'. * dumb也可表示“哑的、不能说话的”◆She was born deaf and dumb.她天生又聋又哑。However, this meaning of dumb is old-fashioned and can be offensive. 不过，dumb的这个含义已经过时，会有冒犯的意味。 ▸ dumbly

adverb

◆'Are you all right?' Lucy nodded dumbly.“你没事吧？”露西默默地点了点头。■ mute (literary) not speaking or making a sound; not expressed in words or sounds; unable to speak 沉默的；不出声的；无声的；哑的◆The child sat mute in the corner of the room.那孩子坐在屋子的角落里，一声不吭。◆She gave him a look of mute appeal.她向他摆出一副默默请求的表情。◆The film concerns a mute Scottish widow and her passion for music.这部电影讲的是一个苏格兰哑巴寡妇以及她对音乐的热爱。▸ mutely

adverb

◆He nodded mutely.他默默地点了点头。NOTE 辨析 Dumb or mute?In the meaning 'unable to speak', both dumb and mute are rather old-fashioned, and dumb can be offensive. An acceptable alternative is speech-impaired, but this is not at all frequent, and the phrase 'unable to speak' is often used instead. 表示“哑的”之义时，dumb和mute都已过时，而且dumb可能有冒犯的意味。speech-impaired（有语言障碍）是个可接受的替代词，但很少用，而经常用短语unable to speak来表达这个意思◆The 2nd Duke of Montrose was deaf and unable to speak.第二任蒙特罗斯公爵又聋又哑。 ■ inarticulate ˌɪnɑːˈtɪkjələt; NAmE ˌɪnɑːrˈtɪk (rather formal) (of people) not able to express ideas or feelings clearly or easily; (of speech) not using clear words; not expressed clearly （人）不善于表达的，不善于说话的；（讲话）词不达意的，表达得不清楚的◆You can't expect an inarticulate young child to defend himself in court.你不能指望一个不善表达的孩子在法庭上为自己辩护。◆She was inarticulate with rage.她气得语无伦次。◆He gave a particularly inarticulate reply.他给了一个简直不知所云的答复。 OPP articulate ⇨ articulate
IELTS BNC: 2297 COCA: 2160
silent
Silent and silence: silent, silence, quiet...
Using few words in speech or writing: quiet, silent, brief...
Not clear to the senses: faint, invisible, subtle...
Terms in phonetics: affricate, alveolar, articulator...

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