词汇精选:quiet的用法和辨析
一、详细释义:
adj.
安静的,轻声的,沉默的
例句:
He is a quiet and shy pupil.
他是一个安静的、非常害羞的小学生。
例句:
Just humour her and she' ll be quiet.
只要哄一哄她,她就会安静的。
宁静的,安定的,平静的
例句:
What a treat to get into the peace and quiet of the country.
进入这乡间和平和宁静的环境真是难得的乐事。
例句:
The city is now relatively quiet but there's palpable anger as people cope with shortages.
现在这座城市比较安静,但却因物资匮乏而明显充斥着怒气。
秘密的,不公开的
例句:
Can I have a quiet word with you, son?
孩子,我能和你私下谈一谈吗?
例句:
Then it was back to the house for a quiet celebration.
然后就回到房子里悄悄地庆祝一番。
文静的,温和的
例句:
He is very quiet, but his sister is a real live wire.
他很文静,但是他的妹妹实在太活跃了.。
例句:
He's a nice quiet man.
他是一个温和友善的人。
(衣服、颜色等)素净的
例句:
Wallpaper with patterns of quiet colors is especially loved by intellectuals.
花色素净的墙纸,特别受到知识分子的欢迎。
例句:
They dress in quiet colors so as not to call attention to themselves.
为了避免别人注目,他们穿得很朴素。
n.
安静,寂静 [U]
例句:
Darkness and quiet conduce to sleep.
黑暗与安静有助于睡眠。
例句:
He called for quiet and announced that the next song was in our honor.
他要求静下来,并宣布下一首歌是献给我们的。
安稳,和平 [U]
例句:
Active faults or tectonic lines are clear boundaries between a very active region and a quiet region.
活动断层或构造线是强烈活动已和平静区之间的清晰边界。
例句:
The tourists are mainly repeaters from the United States and Canada who come for the peace and quiet.
这些游客主要是从美国和加拿大多次来这儿寻求和平和安宁的人。
v.
使安静,使平息 [T]
例句:
The unruly crowd became even more boisterous when he tried to quiet them.
他试图使那些横蛮任性的人们安静下来,可他们却吵嚷得更加厉害。
例句:
But with the Cavs positioned where they are, the talk has quieted.
但是骑士的战绩摆在那里,谣言就此平息了。
抚慰,安慰 [T]
平静下来(+down) [I]
例句:
The wind dropped and the sea quieted.
风势减弱了,海面平静下来。
二、词义辨析:
quiet,calm,silent,still,noiseless,peaceful,serene
这些形容词均含“平静的,无声无息”之意。quiet普通用词,指没有喧闹、活动或骚乱的寂静状态。calm普通用词,既可指天气、海洋等的平静状态,又可指人的镇定沉着、不慌乱,不受外界影响和情绪支配。silent普通用词,指缄默不语或无声无息。still指平静而又安定的状态。noiseless指无任何噪音或不出声,无声无息。peaceful普通用词,指一种不受外物扰乱和刺激的内在宁静或和平状态。serene指一种超脱一切烦恼的宁静状态。
三、相关短语:
keep quiet
对...守口如瓶;不声张;保密
quiet down
安静下来,平静下来
四、参考例句:
Keep quiet!
保持安静。
Will you be quiet?
你能安静点吗?
The room is quiet.
房间里真安静。
Please be quiet now.
现在请安静。
Stay in a quiet town?
待在一个安静的村庄?
Be quiet in the classroom.
在教室里保持安静。
Everywhere seemed to be quiet.
到处似乎都很安静。
What makes it quiet dormancy?
什么使它安静地冬眠了呢?
She is a quiet girl.
她是个安静的女孩。
Be quiet in the library.
在图书馆要安静。