silent/'saɪlənt/

a.

➊ having no noise or sound

➋ not saying anything

➌ not talking very much to other people

a.

➊ 安静的：The forest was strangely silent. 树林出奇地安静。

➋ 沉默的：She kept silent though I had asked her about it several times. 虽然我好几次问她这个问题，她一直保持沉默。

◇The crowd suddenly fell silent. 人群突然安静下来。

➌ [仅置于名词前] 寡言少语的：a silent child 不爱说话的孩子

音组-lent/-lənt/

excellent; silent; talent; violent

辨析calm; quiet; silent; still