Silence

他又重新陷于忧郁的沉默中。

我的所有问题他都拒不回答.

他的沉默可能被解释成同意。

我真不懂他对如此重要的事情竟闭口不谈。

在沉默片刻之后，他鼓起勇气来望着对方。

【记】※ si-拼音“四”,len-拼音“楞”,ce-拼音“侧”:四个人愣在一侧,一片沉默 ※ si-拼音“死”,len-谐音“冷”,ce-拼音“厕所”:死人放在冰冷的厕所,那里很寂静

silence n 1 [U] condition of being quiet or silent; absence of sound 寂静; 无声 the silence of the night 夜的寂静 A scream shattered the silence. 一声尖叫打破了寂静. In the library silence reigned, ie it was totally silent. 图书馆内十分安静. 2 (a) [U] not speaking, answering sth spoken or written, making comments, etc; not mentioning sth or revealing a secret 沉默; 缄默; 默不作声 All my questions were met with silence from him. 我的所有问题他都拒不回答. The teacher's stern look reduced him to silence. 教师神情严肃, 他便静了下来. I can't understand her silence on this matter. 我不明白她为什麽对此事默不作声. I assume that your silence implies consent, ie that by saying nothing you are showing that you do not disagree. 我想你沉默即表示同意. After a year's silence (ie a year during which she didn't write), I got a letter from her. 她沉默了一年之後, 又给我来了一封信. They tried to buy his silence, ie to pay him not to reveal a secret. 他们想收买他让他保持缄默（不泄露秘密）. (b) [C] period during which sb is silent 沉默的一段时间 a conversation with many silences 时断时续的交谈 There was a brief silence, followed by uproar. 沉默片刻之後又喧嚣起来了. 3 (idm 习语) in silence without speaking or making a sound; silently 安静地; 无声地 listen to sb in silence 静静地听某人谈话 The whole ceremony took place in complete silence. 举行仪式的全过程中寂静无声. a pregnant pause/silence =>pregnant. ,silence is `golden (saying 谚) it is often best not to say anything 沉默是上策. silence, v [Tn] cause (sb/sth) to be silent; cause to be quiet(er) 使（某人[某物]）沉默; 使安静 try to silence a noisy crowd, a crying baby 设法使喧闹的人群、 啼哭的婴儿静下来 silence one's critics, eg by doing sth they cannot criticize 使挑剔的人无话可说 silence the enemy's guns, eg by destroying them 把敌人的阵地摧毁 This insult silenced him completely. 他受此侮辱後一言不发了.

沉默死(si)冷(len-leng)厕(ce)无人知

*['sailәns]n. 沉默, 无声, 静寂, 湮没, 无声息vt. 使缄默interj. 安静【法】 缄默, 静默, 无声相关词组: pass into silence put sb to silence break silence in silence keep silence