quiet / 5kwaIEt; `kwaIEt/ adj (-er, -est)with little or no sound; not noisy or loud 轻声的; 无声的; 安静的: her quiet voice, footsteps 她那轻轻的嗓音、 脚步声 * Be quiet (ie silent), please! 请安静! * Can't you keep the children quiet? I'm trying to concentrate. 你能不能让孩子们静一静? 我做事需要精神集中.with little or no movement or disturbance （几乎）不动的; 静止的; 平静的; 安定的: The roads are usually quiet in the afternoon. 下午路面通常很清静. * The sea looks quieter now. 现在海面看起来平静些了. * Business is quiet at this time of the year. 一年中的这个时候生意很淡.without excitement, activity or interruption 无感情波动的; 无活动的; 不受干扰的: lead a quiet life 过着平淡的生活 * have a quiet smoke 悠闲地吸着烟 * have a quiet evening at home 在家度过恬静的夜晚 * Their wedding was very quiet. 他们的婚礼很平淡.gentle; not forceful 文静的; 温和的; 温顺的: a lady of a quiet disposition 文静的女士.(of colours) not bright; unobtrusive （指颜色）不鲜艳的, 暗淡的, 素净的: a quiet shade of blue 暗淡的蓝色.not expressed loudly; restrained 不大声表达的; 克制的: have a quiet laugh about sth 轻声笑某事物 * Her manner concealed quiet resentment. 她心中怨恨而不形於色. =>Usage 见所附用法.(idm 习语) keep quiet about sth; keep sth quiet say nothing about sth 对某事物缄默不语: I've decided to resign but I'd prefer you to keep quiet about it. 我已决定辞职, 你先别声张. (as) quiet as a `mouse making very little sound 不出声; 无声响.> quiet n [U] 1 state of being quiet; tranquillity 寂静; 平静: the quiet of the countryside 乡村的寂静 * live in peace and quiet 过着平静、 安定的生活. 2 (idm 习语)on the quiet secretly 秘密地; 私下; 暗地里: have a drink on the quiet 偷偷地喝酒.quiet v [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sb/sth) (down) (esp US) become or make (sb/sth) quiet 安静下来; 使（某人[某事物]）安静, 平静: quiet a frightened horse 使受惊的马静下来.quieten / 5kwaIEtn; `kwaIEtn/ v [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p] ~ (sb/sth) (down) (esp Brit) (cause sb/sth to) become less disturbed, noisy, etc （使某人[某事物]）平静些, 安静些: Quieten down and get on with your work. 静下心来继续工作吧. * quieten a screaming baby 哄着惊叫的小孩儿 * quieten (ie allay, calm) sb's fears/suspicions 消除某人的恐惧[怀疑].quietly adv: This car engine runs very quietly. 这辆汽车的发动机噪音很小. * She died quietly in her bed. 她在床上安然去世.quietness n [U]: the quietness of the chapel 教堂中的寂静.NOTE ON USAGE 用法: Quiet, silent and calm can all be applied to both people and things and generallyindicate the absence of a quality rather than the presence of something. *quiet, silent, calm三词用於人和事物均可, 通常指不具有某种性质, 而不指具有某种性质. A silent film has no speech and a silent machine makes no noise. *silent影片没有言语, 而silent机器没有噪声. The opposite of reading silently (or to oneself) is reading aloud. 与reading silently（或to oneself）（默读）相对的是reading aloud（读出声来）. Quiet can mean silent *quiet可意为silent: Quiet! Don't make any noise! 静一静! 不要出声! It can also indicate a lack of disturbance 这个词还可指没有骚扰: a quiet road with few cars 没有什麽汽车经过的平静的道路. * Politicians must sometimes long for a quieter life. 政治家有时巴不得能过些清静日子. The opposite of quiet music is loudmusic. 与quiet music（轻柔的音乐）相对的是loud music（喧闹的音乐）. Still indicates the absence of movement *still意思是不动: Stand still! 站着别动! It may also suggest a lack of noise 这个词也可指没有噪声: a still night after a stormy day 白天风暴过后的寂静的夜晚. Acalm person shows no agitation in difficult circumstances.*calm形容人, 意为在困难情况下不慌里慌张. A calm sea has no, or only small, waves. *calm形容海洋, 意为没有波浪或只有波纹.
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