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ADJ-GRADED
沉默的;不說話的
Someone who is silent is not speaking.
例句
Trish was silent because she was reluctant to put her thoughts into words...
特里西一直不說話，因為她不愿意吐露內心的想法。
He spoke no English and was completely silent during the visit...
他不會說英語，參觀過程中一言未發。
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ADJ-GRADED
寡言少語的;很少說話的;不愛說話的
If you describe someone as a silent person, you mean that they do not talk to people very much, and sometimes give the impression of being unfriendly.
例句
He was a serious, silent man.
他是個一本正經、寡言少語的人。
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ADJ-GRADED
無聲的;寂靜的;不出聲的
A place that is silent is completely quiet, with no sound at all. Something that is silent makes no sound at all.
例句
The room was silent except for John's crunching...
屋子里一片寂靜，只有約翰發出的咀嚼聲。
The heavy guns have again fallen silent.
重型槍炮的聲音又一次安靜了下來。
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ADJ-GRADED
只字不提的;不愿講的
If someone is silent about something, they do not tell people anything about it, because they think it is a private matter or because they want to keep the information secret.
例句
Douglas was noticeably silent about his feelings for his father...
道格拉斯明顯不愿提及自己對父親的感情。
The administration has recently become silent about abuses in Haiti.
最近政府對發生在海地的虐待事件絕口不提。
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ADJ
(情感、行為等)無聲的，不用言語表達的
A silent emotion or action is not expressed in speech.
例句
The attacker still stood there, watching her with silent contempt...
襲擊者還站在那里，用一種鄙夷的眼神一言不發地看著她。
She offered a silent prayer of thanks.
她默默祈禱以表謝意。
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ADJ
(電影)無聲的
A silent film has pictures usually accompanied by music but does not have the actors' voices or any other sounds.
例句
...one of the famous silent films of Charlie Chaplin.
查理·卓別林著名的默片之一
...comedy stars of the silent era.
默片時代的喜劇明星們
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ADJ
(單詞中的字母)不發音的
A silent letter in a word is written but not pronounced. For example, the 'k' in the word 'know' is silent.