silent
gb/sˈaɪlənt/ us/sˈaɪlənt/
A2
英语
~ 2300
义项
0 个义项
adjective
A2
property
1
Not making noise
Not making any noise.
用法模式：
[something] is silent
常见错误：
Learners sometimes confuse 'silent' with 'quiet'. 'Silent' means no sound at all, while 'quiet' means little sound.
近义词
quiet ('Quiet' can mean low in sound, not necessarily completely without sound.)
反义词
noisy ('Noisy' means making a lot of loud sounds.)
搭配
remain silent
|completely silent
|dead silent
|fall silent
|keep silent
主题
daily life
|sound
|environment
|daily_life
|core_vocabulary
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
用法模式：
[someone] is silent
近义词
mute ('Mute' can refer to inability to speak or being temporarily speechless.)
反义词
talkative ('Talkative' means speaking a lot.)
搭配
remain silent
|stay silent
|fall silent
|keep someone silent
主题
communication
|emotions
|relationships
例句
- He stayed silent, refusing to answer the question.
- The crowd fell silent as the leader spoke.
- She was silent throughout the whole dinner.
学习者例句
- 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.
用法模式：
[someone/something] is silent on [topic]
近义词
unspoken ('Unspoken' emphasizes something left unsaid but understood.)
反义词
open ('Open' means willing to talk freely about something.)
搭配
remain silent on
|stay silent about
|be silent regarding
主题
communication
|news
|politics
|business
例句
- 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.
学习者例句
- 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.
主题
language
|education
|communication