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silence verb silence ♦︎ quiet ♦︎ quieten ♦︎ shush ♦︎ muffleThese words all mean to become quieter or stop sb/sth from making so much noise. 这些词均表示变得安静、使安静。PATTERNS AND COLLOCATIONS 句型和搭配◆to quiet / quieten (sb) down◆to quiet / quieten a crowd■ silence [transitive] (written) to make sb/sth stop speaking or making a noise 使安静；使不说话；使不作声◆She quickly silenced him with a glare.她瞪了他一眼，他马上就不作声了。◆Our bombs silenced the enemy's guns (= they destroyed them).我们的炸弹把敌人的炮火打哑了。 see also silent ⇨ quiet adj. 2 ■ quiet [intransitive, transitive] (especially NAmE) to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy 平静下来；安静下来；使平静；使安静◆The demonstrators quieted down when the police arrived.警察一到，示威者便平静了下来。◆He's very good at quieting the kids.他很懂得如何让孩子们安静下来。 see also quiet ⇨ quiet adj. 2 ■ quieten [intransitive, transitive] (BrE) to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy 平静下来；安静下来；使平静；使安静◆Things seem to have quietened down a bit this afternoon (= we are not as busy as we were).今天下午，事情似乎平静些了。◆The police appealed for calm, but it failed to quieten the protesters.警方呼吁抗议者保持冷静，但没有奏效。 see also quiet ⇨ quiet adj. 2 ■ shush [transitive] (rather informal) to tell sb to be quiet, especially by saying 'shush', or by putting your finger against your lips （尤指发“嘘”声或把手指竖在嘴唇上）要某人安静◆He rudely shushed the whole room and demanded silence.他粗鲁地“嘘”了一声，要屋里的人安静下来。■ muffle [transitive] to make the sound produced by sb/sth quieter or less clear, especially by covering it with sth （尤指用某物覆盖以）压低（声音），使（声音）模糊不清◆He tried to muffle the alarm clock by putting it under his pillow.他把闹钟塞在枕头底下，想减低声音。◆He saw shadowy figures slip by him, their footsteps muffled by the fog.他看到几个模糊的人影从身边溜过，他们的脚步声被大雾淹没。 see also muffled ⇨ quiet adj. 2 |