noun [抽象名词] 寂静，无声；沉默，默不作声:；保持沉默，拒绝回答；无音信，失去联系；默哀，静默
Someone's silence about something is their failure or refusal to speak to other people about it. 缄默
verb [vt. 及物动词] 使安静，使不说话；压制，使不再发表（反对意见）；杀…灭口；给（枪，排气系统）装消音器
If someone silences you, they stop you from expressing opinions that they do not agree with. 制止 (发表不同意见)
interjection [请求] <正式>（用以让人们安静）安静，静下来
We watched in awed silence. 我们敬畏地默然观看着。
- silence 出现在下面的课文中（提供视频、音频及笔记等可系统性学习）
- Lesson 6 Smash-and-grab
- Lesson 42 Modern cavemen
- Lesson 47 Too high a price?
- 网友用 “Silence” 造句精选
- The district court ruled that Popper's silence in court today should be entered as a plea of not guilty. 该区法院裁决波珀今天在法庭中的缄默应被看作是进行无罪抗辩。
- They stood in silence. 他们默默地站着。
- Like other tyrants, he tried to silence anyone who spoke out against him. 像其他暴君一样，他试图压制任何公开反对他的人。
- He never lets those long silences develop during dinner. 他在晚餐时从不会让长时间的沉默出现。
- His silence unnerved us. 他的沉默令我们心里发慌。