We interpreted his silence as a refusal.
我们认为他的沉默是拒绝的表示。
His forceful arguments reduced his opponents to silence.
他那有力的论点驳得对手哑口无言。
There was nothing but silence in the room.
这间屋内声息全无,一片寂静。
A terrible silence descended upon the whole hall.
一阵可怕的寂静突然笼罩着整个厅堂。
The teacher tried to silence the pupils.
老师设法让学生们安静下来。
The speaker tried to silence the angry crowd .
讲话者试图使愤怒的人群安静下来。
The enemy's guns were silenced by repeated bombings.
敌人的炮火因遭到轮番轰炸而沉寂了。
Their footsteps echoed in the silence.
他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡着。
A scream broke the silence of the night.
一声尖叫划破了寂静的夜晚。
I need absolute silence when I'm working.
我工作时需要绝对的安静。
an embarrassed'/awkward silence
难堪 / 尴尬的沉默
a moment's stunned silence
一时惊愕得说不出话来
I got used to his long silences.
我已习惯了他半天不说话的样子。
They finished their meal in total silence .
他们默不作声地吃完饭。
She lapsed into silence again.
她又沉默下来。
There was a deafening silence (= one that is very noticeable) .
四下里静得刺耳。
a two-minute silence in honour of those who had died
为死去的人默哀两分钟
She broke her public silence in a TV interview.
她接受了一次电视采访,就此结束了她不在公开场合说话的状态。
The company's silence on the subject has been taken as an admission of guilt.
在外界看来,公司在这个问题上保持沉默便是承认有罪。
the right to silence (= the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested)
沉默权
There is a conspiracy of silence about what is happening (= everyone has agreed not to discuss it) .
对于发生的事情,大家一致保持缄默。
The phone call came after months of silence.
几个月没有音信之后,打来了一个电话。
She silenced him with a glare.
她瞪了他一眼,他就不作声了。
Our bombs silenced the enemy's guns (= they destroyed them) .
我们的轰炸把敌人的炮火打哑了。
All protest had been silenced.
一切反对的声音都被压了下去。
Her recent achievements have silenced her critics.
她近来取得的成果让那些批评她的人无话可说了。
silence in court!
在法庭内要保持肃静!
They stood in silence...
他们默不作声地站着。
He never lets those long silences develop during dinner...
他从不会让晚餐时出现长时间的沉默。
...the silence of that rainless, all-concealing fog...
滴雨未下、隐藏一切的大雾静默无声
She breathed deeply, savouring the silence.
她深深地吸了口气,细细品味着这宁静。
The district court ruled that Popper's silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty.
区法院裁定今天波珀在法庭上的缄默将被视作是进行无罪抗辩。
A ringing phone silenced her...
响起的电话铃声让她安静了下来。
The shock silenced him completely.
他惊得哑口无言。
Like other tyrants, he tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him.
像其他暴君一样,他力图压制任何公开反对他的人。
...an unsuccessful attempt by the government to silence the debate.
政府试图压制争论但未果
A hit man had been sent to silence her over the affair.
为了掩盖这件事,已经派出一名职业杀手去杀她灭口。
求职面试
silence的翻译
B:What leadership qualities did you develop as an administrative personnel?
作为行政人员,你有什么样的领导才能?
A:I feel that learning how to motivate people and to work together as a team will be the major goal of my leadership./I have refined my management style by using an open-door policy.
我觉得学习如何把人们的积极性调动起来,以及如何配合协同的团队精神,是我行政工作的主要目标。/我以开放式的政策,改进我的行政管理方式。
B:How do you normally handle criticism?
你通常如何处理別人的批评?
A:silence is golden. Just don't say anything; otherwise the situation could become worse. I do, however, accept constructive criticism. /When we cool off, we will discuss it later.
沈默是金。不必说什么,否则情况更糟,不过我会接受建设性的批评。/我会等大家冷靜下来再讨论。