| 词汇 | quiet |
| 释义 | quiet adjective uk/ˈkwaɪ.ət/ us/ˈkwaɪ.ət/ A2 静的，安静的;轻轻的 making very little noise She spoke in a quiet voice so as not to wake him. 她轻声说话，以免吵醒他。 It's so quiet without the kids here. 孩子们不在，这里真安静。 Please be quiet (= stop talking)! 请安静！ Could you keep quiet while I'm on the phone, please? 我打电话时你能不出声吗？ She was as quiet as a mouse (= very quiet). I didn't even know she'd come in. 她安静如鼠，我都没注意到她进门。 Note: Do not confuse with quite. A2 平静的，宁静的 having little activity or excitement and few people a quiet, peaceful little village 宁静太平的小村庄 It was a quiet wedding, with just a few friends and relations. 那是一个平静的婚礼，只有几位朋友和亲戚在场。 Business is quiet during the holidays. 节假日期间生意很清淡。 B1 寡言的，话不多的 A quiet person is one who does not talk much He was a quiet, almost taciturn, young man. 他是个文静、几乎不怎么说话的年轻人。 keep (something) quietC2 （对…）守口如瓶；（对…）保密 to try to stop other people from finding out about a fact keep quiet about Davies kept quiet about the amount of money being spent. 戴维斯对所花的钱款数额守口如瓶。 She managed to keep the operation quiet for a while. 她设法使得该行动在一段时间内保密。 We were told to keep it quiet and not talk about it. Everyone around her was aware of her fragile mental health but they kept it quiet. They tried to keep quiet for as long as they could, but in the end the information was leaked.
Related word: quietness quiet noun [ U ] uk/ˈkwaɪ.ət/ us/ˈkwaɪ.ət/ B2 安静，静谧 the state of being silent Let's have some quiet! 让我们安静一会吧！ I go camping for some peace and quiet (= absence of activity and excitement). 我去野营躲清净。 Idiom on the quietidiom informal 秘密地，不为人注意地，暗地里 secretly His wife found out he'd been seeing someone on the quiet. 他妻子发现他一直在偷偷地和别人约会。 quiet verb [ I or T ] US uk/ˈkwaɪ.ət/ us/ˈkwaɪ.ət/ (UK quieten) （使）平静；（使）安静 to (cause someone to) become calmer or less noisy The barking dogs quieted when they recognized me. 认出我来后，那些吠叫的狗安静了下来。 |
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