quiet
美 [?kwa??t]
英 ['kwa??t] 
- n.安靜;寧靜;平靜;寂靜
- v.安靜
- adj.輕聲的;輕柔的;安靜的;僻靜的
- 網(wǎng)絡(luò)安靜地;寂靜的;寧靜的
詞形變化
比較級:quieter 最高級:quietest 第三人稱單數(shù):quiets 現(xiàn)在分詞:quieting 過去式:quieted 反義詞
英漢雙解
1. | 輕聲的;輕柔的;安靜的making very little noise |
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| a quieter, more efficient engine 一臺聲音更小、效率更高的發(fā)動機 |
| Could you keep the kids quiet while I'm on the phone? 我在打電話,你讓孩子們安靜點好嗎? |
| He went very quiet(= did not say much) so I knew he was upset. 他沉默不語了,所以我知道他很煩惱。 |
| ‘Be quiet,’ said the teacher. “安靜點兒!”老師說道。 |
| She crept downstairs (as) quiet as a mouse . 她躡手躡腳,悄聲下了樓。 |
2. | 僻靜的;寂靜的;清靜的without many people or much noise or activity |
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| They lead a quiet life. 他們過著平靜的生活。 |
| Business is usually quieter at this time of year. 每年這個時節(jié),生意往往比較清淡。 |
| They had a quiet wedding. 他們舉行了不事鋪張的婚禮。 |
3. | 清靜的;平靜的;恬靜的not disturbed; peaceful |
| to have a quiet drink 悠閑地飲酒 |
| I was looking forward to a quiet evening at home. 我盼著在家過個恬靜的夜晚。 |
4. | 寡言少語的;文靜的tending not to talk very much |
| She was quiet and shy. 她文靜而又靦腆。 |
5. | 克制的;穩(wěn)重的;不張揚的definite but not expressed in an obvious way |
| He had an air of quiet authority. 他神態(tài)威嚴穩(wěn)重。 |
1. | [u] 寧靜;寂靜;平靜;安靜the state of being calm and without much noise |
| the quiet of his own room 他自己房間的寧靜 |
| the quiet of the early morning 清晨的寂靜 |
| I go to the library for a little peace and quiet . 我到圖書館去清靜一下。 |
1. | [i][t] (使)平靜,安靜to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy |
| The demonstrators quieted down when the police arrived. 警察一到,示威者便安靜了下來。 |
| He's very good at quieting the kids. 他很有辦法讓孩子們安靜下來。 |
習慣用語
keep quiet about sth|keep sth quiet
對…守口如瓶;不聲張;保密to say nothing about sth; to keep sth secret
| I've decided to resign but I'd rather you kept quiet about it. 我已決定辭職,但希望你不要聲張出去。 |
on the quiet
悄悄地without telling anyone
英漢解釋
adj. | 1. (社會)太平的,安定的,平穩(wěn)無事的;(環(huán)境,生活方式等)單調(diào)的,無變化的;閑適的,從容的 3. (態(tài)度,舉止等)鎮(zhèn)靜的,沉著的;溫和的 7. 秘密的,私下的,暗地里的;轉(zhuǎn)彎抹角的;藏在心里的 |
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英英解釋
例句
They sit beside it companionably, as if at a wake; the old skeleton seems to impose a philosophical quiet.
他們友善的坐在它的旁邊,就像是在憑吊著什么;這個古老的骨架像是在展現(xiàn)一種哲學上的靜謐。
Real philosophy is as gentle as fog and as quiet as tears; it holds the world as if it were a delicate infant, raw and open and vulnerable.
純粹的哲學是溫柔如霧而安靜如淚的;哲學去掌握世界的感覺好像是對待一個脆弱的嬰兒,帶著原初的開放性同時又小心翼翼。
Even if it seems like an impossible task, try to make time for quiet contemplation.
即使這看起來像不可完成的任務(wù),也要試著為安靜地沉思留出時間。
When Gaynor got home, she told her mother about this unusual experience, but her family decided to keep quiet about it.
當蓋納回到家,她告訴了她的母親關(guān)于這異常的經(jīng)驗,但是她的家庭決定保持安靜對此。
Afterward the poor man was as quiet as a mouse and said nothing at all, thinking that it was his fault, that he was to blame.
隨后窮人男子安靜如鼠,并說什么也看不到,認為這是他的過錯,他的錯。
Wind stopped, surrounded by static, but, my heart has ups and downs, and the hearts of the wind is not always quiet down.
風兒停了,周圍靜了,可是,我的心卻起伏著,心中的風卻是始終靜不下來。
CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: After his NASA years, Neil Armstrong settled into a quiet life of teaching and business, away from public attention.
克里斯托弗游船:他在美國宇航局多年后,尼爾阿姆斯特朗落戶到一個安靜的教學和業(yè)務(wù)生活,遠離公眾的注意力。
The children are very quiet. I wonder what they're up to.
孩子們很安靜,我不知道他們到底在搞什么東東。
I did not Jiaohao looks good and a good attitude is all the wealth I only want their own dull and quiet life.
我沒有姣好的外貌善良和一個好的心態(tài)是我全部的財富,只想要屬于自己平淡而寧靜的生活。
Heather was quiet for a moment. I couldn't tell if he thought I was overreacting. But the look on her face said it was something else.
希瑟沉默了一會兒。我不敢說他是否認為我反應(yīng)過敏,但他的神情表明并非如此。
Ain't it just like the night to play tricks when you're trying to be so quiet?
你的安靜使整個夜晚看起來都在搞鬼?
Hawking's argument was that perhaps mankind should stay quiet and refrain from trying to send signals into outer space.
霍金的說法是,人類大概應(yīng)該保持沉默,避免往外太空發(fā)射信號。
Some scientists believe that sleep is not important by itself in mammals and birds, and is just a way to impose a quiet and immobile state.
有科學家認為,對哺乳動物與鳥類而言,睡眠本身并不重要,它僅僅是一種強制動物進入靜止狀態(tài)的方式。
A man of perfect practice has no difficulty in forgetting his country, power and preferring leisure and quiet place.
作為一個修行完備的人,他忘掉天下、忘掉權(quán)位、好閑靜處比較容易。
The mole was busy trying to quiet the old horse, which he succeeded in doing after a time.
鼴鼠在忙著安慰那老馬,不一會兒他就把馬調(diào)順好了。
The new man they did not know; Albert Ned was also very quiet and unobtrusive.
他們不認識的生人亞伯特-奈里也是個非常本分,不愿出風頭的人。
In this early morning quiet of such a beautiful picture, I feel as if the layers of flowers in full bloom, bloom.
在這寧靜的清晨有這樣一幅美麗的畫面,我的心情如鮮花般層層盛開、綻放。
She would not, however, let him speak to her, but pretended that she must be kept quite quiet.
然而,她沒有辦法讓他和她說話,而是偽裝成她必須保持非常沉默。
If you can, I would really suggest you make an effort to have some quiet time by yourself at least a few times a week.
要是你能試著獨處會,我強烈建議你努力一個禮拜至少得有那么點時間給你自己。
It is now standard practice for mother to keep the children quiet by putting them in the living-room and turning on the set.
媽媽們把孩子放到客廳中,打開電視,讓孩子保持安靜,這成了一種標準的做法。
They were quiet and submissive in his presence.
他們在他面前不敢吱聲,一個個都規(guī)規(guī)矩矩。
She was lost in sad memories as violins keened in the quiet hall.
聽著大廳里如泣如訴的琴聲,她陷入了痛苦的回憶中。
"Mr. Faber was the quiet sort, " Parkin said.
“費伯先生是安分守己的人,”帕金說。
The waves had died away, leaving the sea quiet and curiously still.
海上浪消濤盡,寧靜得出奇。
Perhaps on some quiet night came the tremor of far-off drums, sinking, swelling, a tremor vast, faint.
也許就在那萬籟俱寂的夜晚,從遠處傳來了顫抖的鼓聲,高一陣,低一陣,強一陣,弱一陣。
He walked through the alleys of theatre land and the quiet squares of Bloomsbury.
他走過劇院區(qū)的小胡同和盧布姆斯伯里區(qū)恬靜的廣場。
Melanie was silent too, but at intervals her quiet face was wrenched with pain.
媚蘭也默默無聲,不過她那平靜的面容不時要因陣痛而扭曲。
His comrade stirred him once or twice and he became quiet.
他的同伴推了他一兩次,他就安靜下來了。
In the quiet of the halt, Caral could hear a horse kicking his stall.
四周一片寂靜,卡蘿爾可以聽到有一頭馬正在馬廄里踢蹶子。
She lives in a quiet corner of rural Yorkshire.
她居住在約克郡鄉(xiāng)間一個僻靜的地方。
The mole was busy trying to quiet the old horse, which he succeeded in doing after a time.
鼴鼠在忙著安慰那老馬,不一會兒他就把馬調(diào)順好了。
She was a quiet, plain-looking woman, with her hair in a bun, pulled severely back from her face.
她是個少言寡語,長相一般的女人。她的頭發(fā)平貼地向后緊梳著,在頭后面梳成一個髻。
The fierceness of his countenance now seemed to slumber, and in its place was to be seen the quiet, vacant composure.
他臉上原有的那種兇悍模樣,現(xiàn)在似乎已經(jīng)銷聲匿跡了,代替它的只是一種安詳,一種漠然的鎮(zhèn)靜。
They walked along the water's edge to a quiet spot and sat down on a low stone wall.
他們沿著湖邊走到一個僻靜的地方,在一堵低矮的石墻上坐下來。
Jeanie arose from her seat, and made her quiet reverence, when the elder Mr. Staunton entered the apartment.
當老斯湯頓先生走進房間的時候,珍妮從座位上起身默默地鞠了一躬。
His hands were white and small, his frame was fragile, his voice was quiet and his manners were refined.
他長得單薄,一雙手白皙而小巧,說起話來細聲細氣,一副文質(zhì)彬彬的模樣。
Whenever a man in the platoon or company had been killed he would feel a grim and quiet satisfaction.
排里或連里有弟兄犧牲了,他每次總是硬了硬心腸,暗暗松一口氣。
I turned my eyes from him, fixed them on the fire, and tried to assume and maintain a quiet, collected aspect.
我眼睛避開他,去盯著看火,竭力擺出和保持一副安靜和鎮(zhèn)定的樣子。
After the loose, gregarious years with Willie, Gretchen welcomed the domestic days and quiet nights with her second husband.
格麗卿經(jīng)過了那些和戚利在一塊的放蕩而忙于交際的生活,喜歡同她第二個丈夫過這種安生日子。
There was no wind and everything was quiet.
沒有風,一切都是靜悄悄的。
Now in the great open quiet of the hills they felt a constraint and fear even through their fatigue.
現(xiàn)在到了這一大片無遮無掩,鴉雀無聲的山地上,他們疲憊之中卻總不免有一種提心吊膽之感。
Dick bore his situation with quiet dignity, complaining neither to the press nor to the White House.
迪克以冷靜的態(tài)度忍受著自已的這種處境,既不向報界也不向白宮發(fā)出怨言。
The quiet street corner was the sunny part of his life.
這幽靜的街角也就是他生平得意之地。
The quiet girl flamed up when the man asked her to dance.
這個男人請這位文靜姑娘跳舞時,不好意思地臉紅了起來。
The harbor itself was quiet, with just the sound of little ripples lapping at hulls to be heard.
港口寂靜無聲,只聽得見微波輕輕拍著船體的聲音。
She told the major to be quiet; and then requested to be presented in form to Mrs. Captain Osborne.
她叫少佐少說話,然后要求正式介紹給奧斯本太太。
The man took the necklace, examined it, called his clerk and made some quiet remarks.
那人拿起項鏈,仔細觀察,又叫了他的伙計來細聲交談了幾句。
He sat there gently, and quiet, his big hands resting on his knees. Peace shone in his face.
他安詳而寧靜地坐在那兒,兩只大手置于膝蓋上,臉上呈現(xiàn)著一片祥和。
They lead such a quiet life. They never say anything and they're always hanging about so.
它們的生活那么悠閑。他們一聲不吭,老是在周圍這么轉(zhuǎn)悠著。
They were married in a quiet ceremony at the town hall.
他們在市政廳里舉行了樸素的婚禮。
Meet very sad, I will tear before him, he always quiet accompany me, with me to go for a ride, slowly enlightened me.
遇到傷心難過的事,我都會在他面前掉眼淚,他總是安靜的陪著我,帶著我去兜風,慢慢的開導我。
Some drinks company, in the customer when the door with the hype, but let him sign a contract how he would not quiet?
有的酒水商,在客戶上門時吹的天花亂墜的,但是讓他簽合同怎么他就不肯喃?
I think she was afraid of him. I think Merrick was afraid too, because he was very quiet.
我想她是怕他,麥里克可能也怕她,因為他一直很安靜。
She had become quiet and reserved, although she had been a happy, bubbly child before the war.
雖然戰(zhàn)前她是一個快樂活潑的小孩子,但如今她變得從容謹慎。
On the third night the countess was quiet for a few minutes, and Natasha closed her eyes, her head propped on the arm of the chair.
第三天夜里伯爵夫人安靜了幾分鐘,娜塔莎把頭靠在安樂椅的扶手上,合了一會兒眼睛。
I would work better if I had a bit of peace and quiet.
要是再靜一些我就能工作得更好了。
In most cases, the responses were either keeping quiet or astonishing stares at me for my talking.
可多數(shù)情況下,反應(yīng)要么是沉默無聲,要么是因為我說話而露出驚訝的目光。
Can't you keep the children quiet? I'm trying to concentrate.
你能不能讓孩子們靜一靜?我做事需要精神集中。
Choose a safe, quiet place to meditate. Turn off the phone. Put a "Do not disturb" sign on the door. Relax.
選擇一個沙發(fā),一個寧靜的地方進行冥想。拔掉電話線,把“請勿打擾”的牌子掛在門上。放松自己。
should a man wander on, a quiet word is usually enough to send him out the door again.
應(yīng)做出自律,一個安靜的字通常足夠送出了門了。
39He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still! " Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
耶穌醒了,斥責風,向海說:“住了吧!靜了吧!”風就止住,大大地平靜了。
You've got to be very quiet when you're trying to get an idea across.
在你想要傳授一個概念時,必須要保持安靜。
The sun rose upon a quiet world and looked warmly down upon the peaceful village.
太陽又一次降臨這個祥和的世界,暖洋洋地照在整個寧靜的小村莊。
In a quiet field, Dr. Dial, 57, with a shaved head and goatee, stands out with his evangelical zeal about understanding bird flight.
戴爾博士今年57歲,剃個光頭,留著山羊胡子,對于研究鳥類飛行有一種宗教般的熱忱。
Jeremy was quiet as his mother tucked him in that evening.
晚上,杰瑞米很安靜,媽媽把他放下睡覺。
I love in a very quiet very quiet night, turned off the light and let silence wrap me, but afraid of the dark . . .
我喜歡在很靜很靜的深夜,關(guān)了燈讓寂靜把我包裹,卻又害怕黑夜…
Naisha: I have a bad feeling about this, mistress. It's too quiet. It feels as if we're walking into a trap.
娜薩:我覺得不對勁,女主人。實在太安靜了。我們好像正步入敵人的陷阱。
But the hidden man of the heart in the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit, which is rich in the sight of God.
而應(yīng)是那藏于內(nèi)心,基于不朽的溫柔,和寧靜心神的人格:這在天主前才是寶貴的。
Across the emerging economies, the plan of attack seems to be to keep quiet and pass the ammunition.
在新興經(jīng)濟體中,進攻計劃似乎就是保持沉默和傳遞彈藥。
It was a good decision as Kensington is a quiet, residential area and the hotel itself is small and clean with a helpful, friendly staff.
這是一個令人滿意的選擇,因為肯辛頓是一個安靜、適于作住宅的區(qū)域,酒店本身小小的,不過干凈,職員友好、樂于助人。
I had given in allegiance to duty and order; I was quiet, I believed I was content.
我忠于職責,遵寧紀律;我安靜,我相信我是滿足的。
These birds from their secret haunts affright the quiet of the night.
從暗藏的鳥窩里飛出的這些鳥兒使寂靜的黑夜顯得害怕。
The forests outside Moscow were quiet, fresh and verdant in June 1971.
一九七一年的六月,莫斯科郊外的樹林安靜怡人,空氣清新,一片青翠。
The dogs whose names aren't called, keep quiet.
沒喊到名字的狗就老老實實地等著。
Mary is very quiet, try to fetch out at the party.
瑪麗非常靦腆,設(shè)法鼓勵她在聚會上開口說話。
You don't have to bite my head off just because I asked you to keep quiet.
我不過是叫你安靜些,你也不用這樣大發(fā)脾氣。
Keep quiet. Father is deep in thought.
安靜些,爸爸在沉思。
I promised myself a quiet weekend.
我決定要過一個平靜的周末。
He was beyond my skill to quiet or console!
我可沒有那個本事使他安靜下來,或者能給他慰藉!
He is perfectly quiet and comfortable now.
他現(xiàn)在極其平靜,十分舒坦。