Silence

(noun.) the absence of sound; 'he needed silence in order to sleep'; 'the street was quiet'.

(noun.) the state of being silent (as when no one is speaking); 'there was a shocked silence'; 'he gestured for silence'.

(verb.) keep from expression, for example by threats or pressure; 'All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power'.

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• She stood looking at him in gloomy, heavy silence, for some time. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• Bradley, very white, sat looking at him in silence. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• There was a short silence, during which the two spectators approached the bed. 查尔斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外传.
• So we kept our watch together in silence. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• A clock in the schoolroom struck nine; Miss Miller left her circle, and standing in the middle of the room, cried-- Silence! 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• There was silence for a time. 戴维·赫伯特·劳伦斯. 恋爱中的女人.
• The daughter had been found; but only one man besides Bulstrode knew it, and he was paid for keeping silence and carrying himself away. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• Her answer silenced me for the moment. 威尔基·柯林斯. 月亮宝石.
• When Thrasymachus has been silenced, the two principal respondents, Glaucon and Adeimantus, appear on the scene: here, as in Greek tragedy (cp. 柏拉图. 理想国.
• Elizabeth hoped she had silenced him; but he soon afterwards said: I was surprised to see Darcy in town last month. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• The loud, clear voice of a man in authority silenced the low hum of talking all round me in an instant. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Well, said she, and you soon silenced Mr. Cole, I suppose? 简·奥斯汀. 爱玛.
• I was silenced. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• The bare doubt that it might be so drove me from her presence, and silenced even the common forms of farewell on my lips. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• The only conceivable escape for him lay in silencing my tongue. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯回忆录.
• For nearly five and a half hours the attack was kept up without silencing a single gun of the enemy. 尤利西斯·格兰特. U．S．格兰特的个人回忆录.

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