silence n. 寂静, 沉默

【例句】 Nobody dares to break the silence in the library.

没有人敢打破图书馆的寂静。

After a few minutes' silence, a young man rose to speak.

沉默了几分钟，一个小伙子起身说话了。

【短语】 in silence安静地，无声地

【例句】 All the viewers are watching the screen in silence.

所有观众都安静地看着荧屏。

vt. 使沉默，使安静

【例句】 The host tried to silence the crowds, but failed.

主持人想让人群安静下来，但不行。

【拓展】 silent adj. 寂静的, 沉默的, 无声的

【例句】 As the children were all out, the whole house was silent.

孩子们都外出了，整幢房子十分安静。

The days of silent films are gone.

无声电影的时代过去了。

【小试身手】请根据语境用silence及其短语的适当形式填空。

The teacher 1. _____ the noisy students and then asked them to think about a problem 2. _____. After a few minutes' 3. _____, some students couldn't keep 4. _____ any longer.

Key: 1. silenced 2. in silence

3. silence 4. silent