silent
Từ điển Collocation
silent adj.
VERBS be, seem | become, fall, go, grow The crowd fell silent as she began to speak. The room grew silent as the men entered. | keep, lie, remain, sit, stand, stay I could not keep silent any longer. The street lay silent and deserted. She sat silent throughout the meal.
ADV. remarkably, unusually | absolutely, completely, perfectly, quite, totally, utterly | almost, virtually The new bus is virtually silent. | largely an issue about which the researchers are largely silent | fairly, rather | suddenly | eerily, strangely The street was strangely silent. | grimly, obstinately, resolutely, stubbornly Len remained obstinately silent. | uncomfortably For long periods they were uncomfortably silent because they could think of nothing to say. | uncharacteristically
PREP. about They had kept remarkably silent about their intentions. | on The report was silent on that subject.
Từ điển WordNet
adj.
- marked by absence of sound; soundless, still
a silent house
soundless footsteps on the grass
the night was still
- failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to; mum
the witness remained silent
- indicated by necessary connotation though not expressed directly; implied, tacit, understood
gave silent consent
a tacit agreement
the understood provisos of a custody agreement
- not made to sound; unsounded
the silent `h' at the beginning of `honor'
in French certain letters are often unsounded
- having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
a silent dog whistle
- unable to speak because of hereditary deafness; dumb, mute
English Synonym and Antonym Dictionary
silents
syn.: noiseless quiet soundless still
ant.: noisy talkative
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