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1. Oxford Dictionary

   silence

   • IPA[ˈsʌɪləns]

   英式

   • n.
     complete absence of sound；the fact or state of abstaining from speech
   • v.
     prohibit or prevent from speaking；stop or suppress (a sound or noise); cause to become silent

   • verb: silence, 3rd person present: silences, gerund or present participle: silencing, past tense: silenced, past participle: silenced

2. • 釋義
   • 相關詞
   • 片語

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. complete absence of sound sirens pierce the silence of the night an eerie silence descended over the house 同義詞 quietness, quiet, quietude, still, stillness, ... 更多hush, tranquillity, noiselessness, soundlessness, peace, peacefulness, peace and quiet反義詞 sound, noise
   • ▪ the fact or state of abstaining from speech Karen had withdrawn into sullen silence she was reduced to silence for a moment 同義詞 speechlessness, wordlessness, voicelessness, dumbness, muteness, ... 更多taciturnity, reticence, uncommunicativeness, unresponsiveness反義詞 speech, loquacity
   • ▪ the avoidance of mentioning or discussing something politicians keep their silence on the big questions 同義詞 secretiveness, secrecy, reticence, taciturnity, uncommunicativeness, ... 更多concealment反義詞 communication, communicativeness
   • ▪ a short appointed period of time during which people stand still and do not speak as a sign of respect for a dead person or group of people the game was preceded by a two-minute silence in his memory

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. prohibit or prevent from speaking she was silenced by the officer's stern look the team's performance silenced their critics 同義詞 hush, shush, still, gag, muzzle, ... 更多censor, stifle, quieten, quiet, stop, put an end to, put a stop to, cut short, suppress反義詞 occasion, encourage
   • ▪ stop or suppress (a sound or noise); cause to become silent she silenced the alarm on her phone 同義詞 muffle, deaden, soften, mute, smother, ... 更多dampen, damp down, tone down, mask, suppress, reduce, abate, extinguish, kill反義詞 amplify
   • 2. suppress or prevent the expression of (a gene or genetic material) many inherited disorders are caused by a mutation that silences a gene

   silenced

   • adj.
     prevented or prohibited from speaking: a generation of silenced voices witnesses say they feel like an oppressed and silenced minority

   Oxford Dictionary

   silenced

   • adj.
     prevented or prohibited from speaking: a generation of silenced voices witnesses say they feel like an oppressed and silenced minority

   Oxford American Dictionary

   radio silence

   • n.
     an absence of or abstention from radio transmission: at midnight, the enemy went on total radio silence

   Oxford Dictionary

   radio silence

   • n.
     an absence of or abstention from radio transmission: at midnight, the enemy went on total radio silence

   Oxford American Dictionary

   in silence

   • ph.
     without speech or other sound

   Oxford American Dictionary

   cone of silence

   • n.
     an imaginary device that prevents eavesdropping on a private conversation.

   Oxford American Dictionary

   tower of silence

   • n.
     a tall open-topped structure on which Parsees traditionally place and leave exposed the body of ...

   Oxford Dictionary

   silence is golden

   • ph.
     it's often wise to say nothing

   Oxford American Dictionary

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   silence

   • IPA[ˈsīləns]

   美式

   • n.
     complete absence of sound: sirens pierce the silence of the night an eerie silence descended over the house
   • v.
     prohibit or prevent from speaking: she was silenced by the officer's stern look the team's performance silenced their critics

   Oxford American Dictionary