silence

A loud crash of thunder broke the silence of the night.

一声炸雷打破了夜晚的宁静。

Silence reigned (= there was complete silence) in the church.

教堂里一片寂静。

The soldiers listened in silence as their captain gave the orders.

指挥官下达命令时，士兵们静静地听着。

“Silence! (= Stop talking!)” shouted the teacher.

“安静！”老师喊道。

My request for help was met with silence (= I received no answer).

我的求助没有得到答复。

Their mother's angry words reduced the children to silence.

母亲生气的训斥让孩子们都默不作声了。

Their conversation was punctuated by uncomfortable silences.

他们的会谈中不时出现令人难堪的沉默。

My request for help was met with silence (= I received no answer).

我的求助没有得到答复。

Her silence about/on what had happened to her surprised everyone.

她对自己的遭遇保持沉默，这令每个人都感到吃惊。

I don't expect to hear from her now, after three years' silence (= three years in which she has not spoken or written to me).

3年杳无音讯后，我如今不再指望能有她的消息。

The teacher raised his voice to silence the class (= to make them stop talking).

老师提高嗓门让学生们安静下来。

Her remark about his appearance completely silenced him (= made him unable to answer).

她对他外貌的评价使他哑口无言。

The enemy's guns were silenced (= made to stop firing) in a surprise attack.

突袭让敌人的枪炮停止射击。

Big companies file lawsuits to silence their critics.

大公司通过诉讼来压制批评的声音。

The more they try to silence us, the more we will speak out.

他们越是想让我们沉默，我们就越会公开表达意见。

Al Capone silenced his opponents by killing them.

阿尔?卡彭杀死了对手，让他们永远地闭嘴。