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TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1653 COCA: 1820

silence
1 silence /ˈsaɪləns/ noun
plural silences
1 silence
/ˈsaɪləns/
noun
plural silences
Learner's definition of SILENCE
1 
[noncount] : a lack of sound or noise : quiet寂静；无声
2 
: a situation, state, or period of time in which people do not talk沉默；默不作声
[noncount]
[count]
3 
: a situation or state in which someone does not talk about or answer questions about something缄默；缄口不谈；拒绝回答
[noncount]
[singular]
— see also conspiracy of silence

deafening silence

— see deafening

silence is golden

— used to say that it is often better to remain silent than to speak沉默是金。
2 silence /ˈsaɪləns/ verb
silences; silenced; silencing
2 silence
/ˈsaɪləns/
verb
silences; silenced; silencing
Learner's definition of SILENCE
[+ object]
1 
: to cause (someone or something) to stop speaking or making noise : to cause (someone or something) to become silent使安静；使不说话
2 
a  : to stop (someone) from expressing opinions that are opposed to your own or from telling people about bad things that you have done压制（某人）；使（某人）不发表反对意见
b  : to stop (something) from being expressed or revealed : suppress压制（某事）；制止（某事）被发表
TOEFL IELTS BNC: 1653 COCA: 1820

silence

1 of 2

noun

si·​lence ˈsī-lən(t)s How to pronounce silence (audio)
1
: forbearance from speech or noise : muteness
—often used interjectionally
2
: absence of sound or noise : stillness
in the silence of the night
3
: absence of mention:
a
: oblivion, obscurity
b
: secrecy
weapons research was conducted in silence

silence

2 of 2

verb

silenced; silencing

transitive verb

1
: to compel or reduce to silence : still
silenced the crowd
2
: suppress
silence dissent
3
: to cause to cease hostile firing or criticism
silence the opposition
4
genetics : to block the genetic expression of
RNA interference is a natural phenomenon. When a cell senses a double strand of RNA, it acts to silence any genes with the corresponding sequence of bases. Andrew Pollack

Synonyms

Noun

Verb

Example Sentences

Noun I find it hard to sleep unless there is complete silence. The silence was broken by the sound of footsteps in the hallway. We sat there in dead silence. My sister's revelation was met with stunned silence. The professor asked for silence. There was an awkward silence after he confessed his love for her. A long silence followed her reply. We must break 50 years of silence on issues like the government's involvement in assassination and espionage. I will not be intimidated into silence. She finally ended her silence and spoke to the media about what happened. Verb My sister's revelation silenced everyone around the table. Disconnecting the battery will silence the alarm. The mayor tried to silence his critics. I will not be silenced! It's obvious that the purpose of this law is to silence dissent. See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
Thomas More was put on trial, and knights used to ready their horses for jousting in the yard outside, held the special silence of many people being silent. Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2022 All of the stadium floodlights were also turned off during the silence, apart from a single spotlight. Staff Author Published, Peoplemag, 17 Sep. 2022 So when all those sounds disappeared in 2020, when the Bees’ season was canceled because of the coronavirus, the silence was disconcerting. Julie Jag, The Salt Lake Tribune, 13 Sep. 2022 The pregnant silence afterward hung in the air like a prayer. Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 12 Sep. 2022 When the conversation lulled, Elizabeth would often turn her attention to her dogs to fill the silence. Samya Kullab, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2022 For some, the silence could represent genuine confusion as to how exactly they’re meant to conform to the sanctions. Will Gottsegen, The Atlantic, 9 Sep. 2022 The silence across the government did not still a welter of questions surrounding the incident that is an embarrassment to wide swatches of the federal authorities in San Diego, from the Department of Justice to the court and court agencies. San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2022 In the operating room, the silence stretched on as the obstetrician cut the cord and handed me the newborn, covered with amniotic fluid tinged red from a cesarean birth. Christopher Hartnick, STAT, 1 Sep. 2022
Verb
In ‘Manhunt,’ Silva and Woody Strode played American assassins out to silence a pimp who’s wrongfully blamed for the disappearance of a shipment of heroin; ‘The Boss’ saw one of Silva’s best performances, playing a hitman working for a Mafioso. Variety, NBC News, 17 Sep. 2022 In ‘Manhunt,’ Silva and Woody Strode played American assassins out to silence a pimp who’s wrongfully blamed for the disappearance of a shipment of heroin; ‘The Boss’ saw one of Silva’s best performances, playing a hitman working for a Mafioso. Carmel Dagan, Variety, 16 Sep. 2022 But police have moved in to silence these demonstrations, even arresting some of the men and women behind them. Adam Taylor, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2022 Wilson and the Broncos had plenty of chances to silence the crowd. Tim Booth, BostonGlobe.com, 12 Sep. 2022 The order came as the government seeks to silence criticism amid growing economic turmoil and political pressure. Lindsey Bahr, ajc, 10 Sep. 2022 White House aides collude with tech platforms to silence dissenting voices on Covid. The Editorial Board, WSJ, 2 Sep. 2022 Since coming to power, Xi has waged a sweeping anti-corruption crackdown to purge opponents, silence dissent and instill loyalty. Nectar Gan, CNN, 31 Aug. 2022 The city is working with Union Pacific to determine designs that could silence the whistles. Alixel Cabrera, The Salt Lake Tribune, 29 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin silentium, from silent-, silens

First Known Use

Noun

13th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1553, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of silence was in the 13th century

Phrases Containing silence

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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。

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