silences

英 [ˈsaɪlənsɪz]

美 [ˈsaɪlənsɪz]

v.  使安静; 使不说话; 压制，使不再发表(反对意见)
silence的第三人称单数

柯林斯词典

• N-VAR 沉默;缄默;不作声
  If there issilence, nobody is speaking.
  1. They stood in silence...
     他们默不作声地站着。
  2. He never lets those long silences develop during dinner...
     他从不会让晚餐时出现长时间的沉默。
  3. Then he bellowed 'Silence!'
     然后他怒吼一声：“安静!”
• N-UNCOUNT 寂静;无声
  The silence ofa place is the extreme quietness there.
  1. ...the silence of that rainless, all-concealing fog...
     滴雨未下、隐藏一切的大雾静默无声
  2. She breathed deeply, savouring the silence.
     她深深地吸了口气，细细品味着这宁静。
• N-UNCOUNT 缄默;绝口不提;闭口不谈
  Someone'ssilenceabout something is their failure or refusal to speak to other people about it.
  1. The district court ruled that Popper's silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty.
     区法院裁定今天波珀在法庭上的缄默将被视作是进行无罪抗辩。
• VERB 使安静;使无声;使不说话
  Tosilencesomeone or something means to stop them speaking or making a noise.
  1. A ringing phone silenced her...
     响起的电话铃声让她安静了下来。
  2. The shock silenced him completely.
     他惊得哑口无言。
• VERB 制止，使不再发表(反对意见)
  If someonesilencesyou, they stop you expressing opinions that they do not agree with.
  1. Like other tyrants, he tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him.
     像其他暴君一样，他力图压制任何公开反对他的人。
  2. ...an unsuccessful attempt by the government to silence the debate.
     政府试图压制争论但未果
• VERB 杀…灭口
  Tosilencesomeone means to kill them in order to stop them revealing something secret.
  1. A hit man had been sent to silence her over the affair.
     为了掩盖这件事，已经派出一名职业杀手去杀她灭口。

双语例句

• Cytosine methylation silences transposable elements in plants, vertebrates, and fungi but also regulates gene expression.
  胞嘧啶的甲基化能够沉默植物、脊椎动物和真菌的转座元件，同时也能调控基因的表达。
• Veiled hints and uneasy silences.
  含蓄的暗示及不安的缄默。
• His boisterous humour gave place to lowering silences.
  他那兴高采烈的脾性为渐渐低落的沉默所取代。
• We are left to listen to the silences and observe the spaces.
  电影留了沉默给我们倾听，留了空间给我们观察。
• The long silences between words.
  说话间的长时间沉默。
• In such cases, the communal tables and the open kitchen can smooth over awkward silences.
  这种情况下，公共餐桌和开放式厨房都能减少沉默带来的尴尬。
• He speaks quickly, the tone of his voice so commanding that it silences everyone.
  他迅速而沉稳地指挥着，让每一个人安静下来。
• And he closed his eyes and prayed in the silences of his soul.
  他闭起双眼，在灵魂的静默处祈祷。
• You are able to talk for hours without any awkward silences.
  你可以说上好几个小时而且还不会出现窘人的沉闷。
• She can from in this man's eye, in the hand, even silences inside, feels him the love which bears patiently to her.
  她能从这个男人的眼里，手里，甚至沉默里，感受到他对她隐忍的爱。