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adjective to remain/stay/keep silent保持沉默 They huddled together in silent groups. 他们一群群地围在一起，默不作声。 As the curtain rose, the audience fell silent. 幕启时，观众安静下来。 He gave me the silent treatment (= did not speak to me because he was angry). 他对我不予理睬。 He's the strong silent type. 他是那种强悍而沉默寡言的人。 At last the traffic fell silent. 车辆的喧嚣终于消逝了。 The streets were silent and deserted. 大街小巷寂无一人。 a silent prayer/protest默祷；无声的抗议 They nodded in silent agreement. 他们默默地点头表示同意。 The report is strangely silent on this issue. 很奇怪，报告对这个问题避而不谈。 the right to remain silent (= the legal right not to say anything when you are arrested)沉默权 a silent film/movie无声电影 stars of the silent screen无声电影时代的明星 The ‘b’ in ‘lamb’ is silent. lamb 中的 b 不发音。 I could not keep silent any longer. Len remained obstinately silent. She sat silent throughout the meal. The crowd fell silent as she began to speak. The new bus is virtually silent. The report was silent on that subject. The room grew silent as the men entered. The street lay silent and deserted. The street was strangely silent. They had kept remarkably silent about their intentions. This is a subject about which the official documents are ominously silent. an issue about which the researchers are largely silent As darkness began to fall, the cannon fell silent. As the curtain rose, the audience fell silent. 幕启时，观众安静下来。 He’s the strong, silent type. 他是那种强悍而沉默寡言的人。 She closed her eyes to say a silent prayer. They nodded in silent agreement. 他们默默地点头表示同意。 We were asked to remain silent for two minutes. |