They tried to buy his silence, ie to pay him not to reveal a secret.

He retained a great deal of the reserve for which his boyhood was remarkable.

他还保留不少在他童年时就很显著的缄默.

And the Mafia cemented its power by originating the law of silence, the omerta.

黑帮采用缄默法, 即所谓守口如瓶的原则,加强了自己的权力.

They had bribed her into silence.

他们贿赂她使其保持缄默.

Her strategic silence confirmed his suspicion.

她出于战略的缄默,证实他猜着了.

He couldn't pierce her ( cold ) reserve.

他没能打破她 ( 冷淡 ) 的缄默.

I admonished him of the need for silence.

我提醒他缄默的必要.

Her manners were attaching and soon banished his reserve.

她的风度是令人喜悦的,因此很快就消除了他的缄默.

Silent, mournful, abandoned , broken , Czechoslovakia recedes into the darkness.

缄默的 、 悲哀的 、 被抛弃的 、 支离破碎的捷克斯洛伐克,已在黑暗之中.

And it was possible that her reserve concealed a very deep feeling.

在她的缄默后面也可能隐藏着深挚的感情.

Note how Telemachus in the Odyssey silences his mother.

只要读一下《奥德赛》,就可以看到特里曼珠是怎样打断他母亲的话并要求她缄默.

Detectives have run into a conspiracy of silence in the tight-knit communities of the peninsula.

侦探们犯了难，半岛上各个群体抱成一团，达成了保持缄默的密约。

We should not pass over this disgraceful affair in silence.

我们不应对这件可耻的事保持缄默.

The officials maintained a wall of silence around the talks.

官员们对于会谈情况保持缄默.

A blanket of silence descended.

大家都沉默不语。

She was silent for a moment, lips tight shut, eyes distant.

她沉默了一会儿，嘴唇紧闭，眼神茫然。

The silence from Alex had hurt and bewil-dered her.

亚历克斯的沉默伤害了她，让她不知所措。

There was mostly silence. I have never known such economy with words.

大部分时候都是沉默，我还从未见过如此惜字如金的情形。

The silence lengthened as Thorne unnecessarily shuffled some papers.

索恩整理着一些本无须整理的文件，沉默还在延续。

Behind that quietness his nerves are jangling, he's in a terrible state.

表面看上去沉默不语，其实内心非常烦躁不安，他的情况糟透了。

They seem to think her crimes should be passed over in silence.

他们似乎认为应该对她的罪行保持沉默。