quiet是什么意思

详细释义

• 0 making very little noise -- 靜的，安靜的；輕輕的

  • She spoke in a quiet voice so as not to wake him. 她輕聲說話，以免吵醒他。

  • It's so quiet without the kids here. 孩子們不在，這裡真安靜。

  • Please be quiet (= stop talking)! 請安靜！

  • Could you keep quiet while I'm on the phone, please? 我打電話時，你可以不出聲嗎？

  • She was as quiet as a mouse (= very quiet). I didn't even know she'd come in. 她安靜如鼠，我連她進來了也沒注意到。

  • a quiet, peaceful little village 寧靜太平的小村莊

  • It was a quiet wedding, with just a few friends and relations. 那是一場平靜的婚禮，只有幾位朋友和親戚在場。

  • Business is quiet during the holidays. 節假日期間生意很清淡。

  • He was a quiet, almost taciturn, young man. 他是個文靜、幾乎不怎麼說話的年輕人。

  • She managed to keep the operation quiet for a while. 她設法令該行動在一段時間內保密。

  • Davies kept quiet about the amount of money being spent. 戴維斯對已花費的款項守口如瓶。

• 1 the state of being silent -- 安靜，靜謐

  • Let's have some quiet! 讓我們安靜一會吧！

  • I go camping for some peace and quiet (= absence of activity and excitement). 我去露營靜修。

• 2 to (cause someone to) become calmer or less noisy -- （使）平靜；（使）安靜

  • The barking dogs quieted when they recognized me. 認出我之後，那些吠叫的狗安靜了下來。