silence

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.si‧lence¹ W2 /ˈsaɪləns/ BrE AmE noun
[Word Family: noun: ↑silence, ↑silencer; verb: ↑silence; adverb: ↑silently; adjective: ↑silent]
1. NO NOISE [uncountable] complete absence of sound or noise SYN quiet
silence of
Nothing disturbed the silence of the night.
silence falls/descends (on/upon something)
After the explosion, an eerie silence fell upon the scene.
break/shatter the silence
A loud scream shattered the silence.
2. NO TALKING [uncountable and countable] complete quiet because nobody is talking:
There was a brief silence before anyone answered.
in silence
The four men sat in silence.
complete/total/dead silence
‘How long have you been here?’ I asked. There was complete silence.
‘Silence in court!’ roared the judge.
embarrassed/awkward/stunned etc silence
There was an awkward silence between them.
The accused exercised his right to silence (=the legal right to choose to say nothing).
3. NO DISCUSSION/ANSWER [uncountable] failure or refusal to discuss something or answer questions about something
silence on
The government’s silence on such an important issue seems very strange.
Once again the answer was a deafening silence (=a very noticeable refusal to discuss something).
4. NO COMMUNICATION [uncountable] failure to write a letter to someone, telephone them etc:
After two years of silence, he suddenly got in touch with us again.
5. one-minute/two-minute etc silence a period of time in which everyone stops talking as a sign of honour and respect towards someone who has died
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COLLOCATIONS (for Meanings 1 & 2)
adjectives
▪ complete/total/absolute/utter silence They sat in complete silence. | The silence in the room was absolute.
▪ dead silence (=complete silence) There was a gasp from Peter and then a dead silence.
▪ a long silence ‘He’s dead.’ There was a long silence.
▪ a short/brief silence After a brief silence, Katherine nodded.
▪ an awkward/uncomfortable/embarrassed silence ‘Fred tells me you like books,’ Steve said, after an awkward silence.
▪ a stunned/shocked silence There was a stunned silence at the other end of the phone.
▪ stony silence (=unfriendly silence) Harrison stared at him in stony silence.
▪ a tense silence There was a brief, tense silence.
▪ an eerie silence (=one that is strange and rather frightening) An eerie silence descended over the house.
▪ an ominous silence (=one that makes you feel that something bad is going to happen) ‘How long will she be ill?’ There was a short, ominous silence.
▪ a sudden silence At the mention of John, a sudden silence fell on the room.
verbs
▪ there is (a) silence There was silence in the library for several moments.
▪ break/shatter the silence (=end the silence) The sound of a car engine broke the silence.
▪ disturb the silence (=end the silence by making a sound) Nothing moved, no sound disturbed the silence.
▪ silence falls/descends (=a silence begins) A sudden silence fell over the room.
▪ lapse into silence (=to stop talking and be quiet) 'I don't want any,' he said, and lapsed into silence again.
II.silence² BrE AmE verb [transitive]
[Word Family: noun: ↑silence, ↑silencer; verb: ↑silence; adverb: ↑silently; adjective: ↑silent]
1. to make someone stop talking, or stop something making a noise:
She held up her hand to silence the children.
2. to make someone stop expressing opposition or criticisms – used especially in news reports:
attempts to silence the rumours
Barnes has failed to silence his critics.

silencehu

◎	['sailidʒ]
※	danh từ
	■	sự im lặng; sự nín thinh
		☆	silence gives consent
			làm thinh là đồng tình; im lặng là chấp thuận
		☆	all my questions were met with silence from the prisoner of war
			mọi câu hỏi của tôi đều được tên tù binh đáp lại bằng sự nín lặng (tên tù binh không trả lời câu hỏi nào của tôi cả)
		☆	to reduce somebody to silence
			khiến ai phải nín thinh
		☆	after five years' silence, he began going into business
			sau năm năm im hơi lặng tiếng, anh ta bắt đầu đi vào con đường kinh doanh
		☆	to buy the silence of a witness
			mua sự im lặng của một nhân chứng (trả tiền để người ấy khỏi nói sự thật)
	■	sự im hơi lặng tiếng; thời gian mà ai im lặng
		☆	a tête-à-tête with many silences
			một cuộc nói chuyện tay đôi với nhiều lúc im lặng
		☆	there was a brief silence, followed by boos
			tiếp theo một khoảng im lặng ngắn ngủi là những tiếng hò hét phản đối
	■	sự yên lặng; sự yên tĩnh; sự tĩnh mịch
		☆	the silence of the night
			sự tĩnh mịch của đêm khuya
		☆	a few shots shattered the silence
			một vài phát súng phá tan bầu không khí tĩnh mịch
	〆	in silence
		✓	không nói; không làm tiếng động; một cách im lặng
			☆	to listen to a song in silence
				im lặng lắng nghe một bài hát
	〆	silence is golden
		✓	(tục ngữ) im lặng là vàng
	〆	a pregnant pause/silence
		✓	xem pregnant
※	ngoại động từ
	■	bắt phải im; bắt phải câm họng; làm cho ai nín lặng
		☆	to silence the enemy's batteries
			bắt pháo địch phải câm họng
		☆	to silence the best debaters
			làm cho những vị tranh luận cừ khôi nhất cũng phải cứng họng
※	thán từ
		☆	'Silence! ' shouted the boss
			Ông chủ quát 'Im lặng! '

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  secrecy, secretiveness, muteness, quiet, hush, quieten, still, shut up, hush up
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  sound, louden