silent
gb/sˈaɪlənt/ us/sˈaɪlənt/
A2
Anh
~ 2300
Các nghĩa
0 nghĩa
adjective
A2
property
1
Not making noise
Not making any noise.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[something] is silent
Lỗi thường gặp:
Learners sometimes confuse 'silent' with 'quiet'. 'Silent' means no sound at all, while 'quiet' means little sound.
Từ đồng nghĩa
quiet ('Quiet' can mean low in sound, not necessarily completely without sound.)
Từ trái nghĩa
noisy ('Noisy' means making a lot of loud sounds.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
remain silent
|completely silent
|dead silent
|fall silent
|keep silent
Chủ đề
daily life
|sound
|environment
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone] is silent
Từ đồng nghĩa
mute ('Mute' can refer to inability to speak or being temporarily speechless.)
Từ trái nghĩa
talkative ('Talkative' means speaking a lot.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
remain silent
|stay silent
|fall silent
|keep someone silent
Chủ đề
communication
|emotions
|relationships
Ví dụ
- He stayed silent, refusing to answer the question.
- The crowd fell silent as the leader spoke.
- She was silent throughout the whole dinner.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Mẫu sử dụng:
[someone/something] is silent on [topic]
Từ đồng nghĩa
unspoken ('Unspoken' emphasizes something left unsaid but understood.)
Từ trái nghĩa
open ('Open' means willing to talk freely about something.)
Cụm từ đi kèm
remain silent on
|stay silent about
|be silent regarding
Chủ đề
communication
|news
|politics
|business
Ví dụ
- 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.
Ví dụ cho người học
- 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.
Chủ đề
language
|education
|communication
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