詞彙精選:quiet的用法和辨析
一、詳細釋義:
adj.
安靜的,輕聲的,沉默的
例句:
He is a quiet and shy pupil.
他是一個安靜的、非常害羞的小學生。
例句:
Just humour her and she' ll be quiet.
只要哄一鬨她,她就會安靜的。
寧靜的,安定的,平靜的
例句:
What a treat to get into the peace and quiet of the country.
進入這鄉間和平和寧靜的環境真是難得的樂事。
例句:
The city is now relatively quiet but there's palpable anger as people cope with shortages.
現在這座城市比較安靜,但卻因物資匱乏而明顯充斥着怒氣。
祕密的,不公開的
例句:
Can I have a quiet word with you, son?
孩子,我能和你私下談一談嗎?
例句:
Then it was back to the house for a quiet celebration.
然後就回到房子裏悄悄地慶祝一番。
文靜的,温和的
例句:
He is very quiet, but his sister is a real live wire.
他很文靜,但是他的妹妹實在太活躍了.。
例句:
He's a nice quiet man.
他是一個温和友善的人。
(衣服、顏色等)素淨的
例句:
Wallpaper with patterns of quiet colors is especially loved by intellectuals.
花色素淨的牆紙,特別受到知識分子的歡迎。
例句:
They dress in quiet colors so as not to call attention to themselves.
為了避免別人注目,他們穿得很樸素。
n.
安靜,寂靜 [U]
例句:
Darkness and quiet conduce to sleep.
黑暗與安靜有助於睡眠。
例句:
He called for quiet and announced that the next song was in our honor.
他要求靜下來,並宣佈下一首歌是獻給我們的。
安穩,和平 [U]
例句:
Active faults or tectonic lines are clear boundaries between a very active region and a quiet region.
活動斷層或構造線是強烈活動已和平靜區之間的清晰邊界。
例句:
The tourists are mainly repeaters from the United States and Canada who come for the peace and quiet.
這些遊客主要是從美國和加拿大多次來這兒尋求和平和安寧的人。
v.
使安靜,使平息 [T]
例句:
The unruly crowd became even more boisterous when he tried to quiet them.
他試圖使那些橫蠻任性的人們安靜下來,可他們卻吵嚷得更加厲害。
例句:
But with the Cavs positioned where they are, the talk has quieted.
但是騎士的戰績擺在那裏,謠言就此平息了。
撫慰,安慰 [T]
平靜下來(+down) [I]
例句:
The wind dropped and the sea quieted.
風勢減弱了,海面平靜下來。
二、詞義辨析:
quiet,calm,silent,still,noiseless,peaceful,serene
這些形容詞均含“平靜的,無聲無息”之意。quiet普通用詞,指沒有喧鬧、活動或騷亂的寂靜狀態。calm普通用詞,既可指天氣、海洋等的平靜狀態,又可指人的鎮定沉着、不慌亂,不受外界影響和情緒支配。silent普通用詞,指緘默不語或無聲無息。still指平靜而又安定的狀態。noiseless指無任何噪音或不出聲,無聲無息。peaceful普通用詞,指一種不受外物擾亂和刺激的內在寧靜或和平狀態。serene指一種超脱一切煩惱的寧靜狀態。
三、相關短語:
keep quiet
對...守口如瓶;不聲張;保密
quiet down
安靜下來,平靜下來
四、參考例句:
Keep quiet!
保持安靜。
Will you be quiet?
你能安靜點嗎?
The room is quiet.
房間裏真安靜。
Please be quiet now.
現在請安靜。
Stay in a quiet town?
待在一個安靜的村莊?
Be quiet in the classroom.
在教室裏保持安靜。
Everywhere seemed to be quiet.
到處似乎都很安靜。
What makes it quiet dormancy?
什麼使它安靜地冬眠了呢?
She is a quiet girl.
她是個安靜的女孩。
Be quiet in the library.
在圖書館要安靜。