silent
无声无息,无声的,无声,沉默
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Definitions
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- : making no sound; quiet; still: a silent motor.
- : refraining from speech.
- : speechless; mute.
- : not inclined to speak; taciturn; reticent.
- : characterized by absence of speech or sound: a silent prayer.
- : unspoken; tacit: a silent assent.
- : omitting mention of something, as in a narrative: The records are silent about this crime.
- : inactive or quiescent, as a volcano.
- : not sounded or pronounced: The “b” in “doubt” is a silent letter.
- : Movies. not having spoken dialogue or a soundtrack.
- : Medicine/Medical. producing no symptoms: silent gallstones.
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Synonyms & Antonyms
Examples
He demanded to know where she was and what she was doing if she was silent too long.
Richard is rarely as vicious as Emily can be — he’s more prone to silent lack of interest — but when he decides to talk, he can shut Lorelai up in a way Emily can never manage to do.
The employees who saw him steal from the hospital stayed silent even as police began investigating.
In private online forums they discuss their preferred lies for why their pretend call center seems so silent.
Being small, generally silent creatures, they’re easy to miss.
By tradition, the speaker of the House never participates in debates in the House and remains silent.
As we waited for my plane to come in, we stayed silent for a long time.
And that gets to the heart of what makes the game so incredible: By staying silent, it turns the player into the game master.
Many will simply stay away from crowds and stay home this Christmas Eve, which could be a very silent night indeed.
The house was eerily silent on a Friday morning after a huge party.
After a minute's pause, while he stood painfully silent, she resumed in great emotion.
Here began indeed, in the drab surroundings of the workshop, in the mystery of the laboratory, the magic of the new age.