keep silence, keep silent
这两个短语的意思不能混淆。keep silent是“不吭声”或“默不作声”的意思; 而keep silence则是“保持安静”的意思。试比较:
I hope you will keep silence while I am away.
我出去后,我希望你安静些。
Darnay was unable to keep silent any longer.
达纳再也不能保持沉默了。
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1、
I've always had a loud mouth, I refuse to be silenced.
我一贯大声说出自己的想法，不会迫于压力而一言不发。
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2、
The shock silenced him completely.
他惊得哑口无言。
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3、
The arrival of the teacher silenced the class.
教师的到来使全班安静下来.
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4、
His forceful arguments silenced his opponent.
他论辩有力,把对方说得哑口无言.
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5、
Cassandra silenced him with a sharp dig in the small of the back.
卡桑德拉使劲戳了一下他的后腰，让他住嘴。
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6、
If a naysayer close to you has been difficult and critical, there's a good chance you've finally silenced that person.
如果你身边有和你唱反调和总给你制造麻烦的人存在，那么这个月有个很好的机会让这个人彻底闭嘴。
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7、
A ringing phone silenced her.
响起的电话铃声让她安静了下来。
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8、
Then a terrific howl of derision silenced him.
接着是惊天动地的吼声一片,嘲笑四起,把他镇住了.
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9、
As Celia was about to reply, he silenced her with a gesture.
西莉亚刚要张口, 他做了个手势止住她.
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10、
He laughed triumphantly, and silenced her by manly smothering.
他胜利地微笑着, 以男人咄咄逼人的气势使她哑口无言.
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11、
Cy Jordan silenced the warning horn.
赛伊·乔丹关掉了报警喇叭.
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12、
The enemy's guns were silenced by repeated bombing.
反复轰炸压制了敌人的炮火.
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13、
The noise of the engagement merely silenced him.
订婚的鼓噪只是使他沉默下来而已.
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14、
The machine gun was silenced.
机枪被打哑了.
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Tessio refused to be silenced. " Everybody knows Barzini gave you provocation since then.
忒希奥忍不住还要发言: “ 自从讲和以来,巴茨尼一直在挑衅,这是人所共知的.
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