silent
gb/sˈaɪlənt/ us/sˈaɪlənt/
A2
Engelska
~ 2300
Betydelser
0 betydelser
adjective
A2
property
1
Not making noise
Not making any noise.
Användningsmönster:
[something] is silent
Vanligt misstag:
Learners sometimes confuse 'silent' with 'quiet'. 'Silent' means no sound at all, while 'quiet' means little sound.
Synonymer
quiet ('Quiet' can mean low in sound, not necessarily completely without sound.)
Antonymer
noisy ('Noisy' means making a lot of loud sounds.)
Ordkombinationer
remain silent
|completely silent
|dead silent
|fall silent
|keep silent
Teman
daily life
|sound
|environment
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Exempel
- The room was completely silent after the announcement.
- She remained silent during the entire meeting.
- The forest was silent except for the rustle of leaves.
Exempel för inlärare
- The house is silent at night.
- He was silent in the car.
- It is silent in the library.
adjective
A2
property
2
Not speaking
Not talking or saying anything.
Användningsmönster:
[someone] is silent
Synonymer
mute ('Mute' can refer to inability to speak or being temporarily speechless.)
Antonymer
talkative ('Talkative' means speaking a lot.)
Ordkombinationer
remain silent
|stay silent
|fall silent
|keep someone silent
Teman
communication
|emotions
|relationships
Exempel
- He stayed silent, refusing to answer the question.
- The crowd fell silent as the leader spoke.
- She was silent throughout the whole dinner.
Exempel för inlärare
- He is silent in class.
- They are silent when the teacher talks.
- She is silent in the meeting.
adjective
B1
property
3
Not mentioned openly
Not talked about openly.
Användningsmönster:
[someone/something] is silent on [topic]
Synonymer
unspoken ('Unspoken' emphasizes something left unsaid but understood.)
Antonymer
open ('Open' means willing to talk freely about something.)
Ordkombinationer
remain silent on
|stay silent about
|be silent regarding
Teman
communication
|news
|politics
|business
Exempel
- The report was silent on the causes of the problem.
- He remained silent about his plans for the future.
- The company has been silent on the matter.
Exempel för inlärare
- He is silent about his job.
- The teacher is silent on the test date.
- They are silent about the problem.
adjective
property
4
(Of a letter) not pronounced
(Of a letter) not said when you read the word aloud.
Teman
language
|education
|communication
Grammatik
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