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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   silent

   • IPA[ˈsīlənt]

   美式

   • adj.
     not making or accompanied by any sound；(of a person) not speaking
2. • 釋義
   • 片語

   adj.

   形容詞

   • 1. not making or accompanied by any sound the woods were still and silent 同義詞 completely quiet, still, hushed, inaudible, noiseless, ... 更多soundless, peaceful, tranquil, so quiet you could hear a pin drop反義詞 audible, noisy
   • ▪ (of a person) not speaking she fell silent for a moment 同義詞 speechless, quiet, unspeaking, wordless, voiceless, ... 更多dumb, mute, taciturn, reticent, uncommunicative, unforthcoming, tight-lipped, close-mouthed, untalkative, tongue-tied, saying nothing, at a loss for words, struck dumb, informalmum反義詞 loquacious
   • ▪ not expressed aloud a silent prayer 同義詞 unspoken, wordless, unsaid, unstated, undeclared, ... 更多unexpressed, unmentioned, unpronounced, unvoiced, tacit, implicit, understood, implied, taken for granted反義詞 spoken
   • ▪ (of a letter) written but not pronounced, e.g. b in doubt a silent “h”
   • ▪ (of a movie) without an accompanying soundtrack she appeared in a number of silent films
   • ▪ saying or recording nothing on a particular subject the poems are silent on the question of marriage
   • ▪ (of a person) not prone to speak much; taciturn I'm the strong, silent type

   片語

   • the silent majority
   • the silent treatment