Silence

There was a long silence before she spoke.

沉默了很长时间她才开口。

For a few minutes we stood in shocked silence.

一时间，我们站在那儿惊讶得说不出话来。

the government's attempt to silence the debate ultimately proved unsuccessful.

政府压制辩论的尝试最终被证明是徒劳的。

The government's response to the report has been a deafening silence.

政府对此报道显然置之不理。

Silence hung heavily in the room.

房间里寂若死灰。

The crowd observed a minute's silence in memory of those who had died.

众人为死者默哀一分钟。

The phone call came after months of silence.

几个月没有音信之后，打来了一个电话。

the unexpected ringtone plunged her into silence.

突如其来的铃声让她陷入沉默。

I need absolute silence when I'm working.

我工作时需要绝对的安静。

the news left him in complete silence.

这个消息让他完全无言以对。

the lady breathed in deeply, savoring the enveloping silence.

这位女士深深地呼吸，沉醉于这包围着她的寂静。

There followed a short silence.

接着沉默了一会儿。

There is a conspiracy of silence about what is happening.

对于发生的事情，大家一致保持缄默。

the dense fog brought a heavy silence over the city.

浓雾给城市带来了一片沉寂的无声。

a hired killer was sent to silence her in connection with the scandal.

与这桩丑闻有关，一名受雇杀手被派去灭她的口。

She contemplated him in silence.

她默默地注视着他。

The silence was broken only by the steady drip, drip of water from the roof.

只有屋顶上滴答滴答持续不断的滴水声打破了寂静。

The suggestion was greeted by a dismayed silence.

大家对这个建议感到惊愕，谁都不吭声。

he sought to silence critics just as many tyrants before him had done.

他试图压制批评者，就像他之前的许多暴君一样。

We sat in deadly silence.

我们默不作声地坐着。

Her remark was followed by an embarrassed silence.

她的话讲完后，接下来便是难堪的沉默。

popper's silence during today's court hearing was interpreted by the district judge as a not guilty plea.

波珀在今天的法庭听证会上的缄默被区法官解读为无罪抗辩。

There was a deafening silence.

四下里静得刺耳。

A scream broke the silence of the night.

一声尖叫划破了寂静的夜晚。

They finished their meal in total silence.

他们默不作声地吃完饭。

I didn't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal.

我不知该把她的沉默看作是接受还是拒绝。

without a word, they remained motionless in silence...

他们在沉默中一动不动地站着...

Their footsteps echoed in the silence.

他们的脚步声在一片寂静中回荡着。

the dinner conversations flow smoothly as he never allows an uncomfortable silence to settle.

晚餐时的谈话流畅进行，因为他从不允许令人不适的沉默出现。

We all filed back to our seats in silence.

我们都默默无语，一个跟一个地回到座位上。