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There was a long pause of silence, a cold silence.两人静默了好久, 冷森森地静默着。Lawrence, David Herbert / Lady Chatterley's Lover劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特 / 查太莱夫人的情人查太莱夫人的情人劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特Lady Chatterley's LoverLawrence, David Herbert© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2005
After a while, he reached for his shirt and put it on, dressed himself swiftly in silence, looked at her once as she still lay naked and faintly golden like a Gloire de Dijon rose on the bed, and was gone. She heard him downstairs opening the door.过了一会, 他取了衬衣穿上, 默默地、迅疾地穿好了外面的衣服, 向赤裸裸地横陈在床上, 釉烂得象个第戎的光荣”的她望了一眼, 走了, 她听见他走下楼去把门打开了。Lawrence, David Herbert / Lady Chatterley's Lover劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特 / 查太莱夫人的情人查太莱夫人的情人劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特Lady Chatterley's LoverLawrence, David Herbert© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2005
She, Mellors, and Clifford moved at once, Connie and the keeper jostling lightly. The chair stood. There was a moment of dead silence.三个人立刻手忙脚乱起来。 康妮和守猎人轻轻地相碰着, 车子停住了, 大家沉默了一会。Lawrence, David Herbert / Lady Chatterley's Lover劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特 / 查太莱夫人的情人查太莱夫人的情人劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特Lady Chatterley's LoverLawrence, David Herbert© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2005
He straightened himself and saluted, watching her in silence, as she came forward with weakening limbs. He resented the intrusion; he cherished his solitude as his only and last freedom in life.他站了起来向她行礼, 静默地望着她, 望着她四肢无力地走了近来, 他埋怨她不该侵犯了他的孤独, 这孤独是他所深爱, 而认为是他生命里唯一的和最后的自由。Lawrence, David Herbert / Lady Chatterley's Lover劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特 / 查太莱夫人的情人查太莱夫人的情人劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特Lady Chatterley's LoverLawrence, David Herbert© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2005
The Hatter was the first to break the silence. 'What day of the month is it?' he said, turning to Alice: he had taken his watch out of his pocket, and was looking at it uneasily, shaking it every now and then, and holding it to his ear.还是帽匠打破了沉默, “今天是这个月的几号?” 他问爱丽丝, 一面从衣袋里掏出了一只怀表, 不安地看着, 还不停地摇晃, 拿到耳朵旁听听。Carroll, Lewis / Alice's adventures in Wonderland卡罗尔 刘易斯 / 爱丽丝梦游仙境爱丽丝梦游仙境卡罗尔 刘易斯Alice's adventures in WonderlandCarroll, Lewis© 1901, by Harper & Brothers
But perhaps their strong and aristocratic silence, the silence of strong trees, meant something else.但是, 也许它们的高傲的有力的静默, 那大树的静默, 是含有其它的意义的。Lawrence, David Herbert / Lady Chatterley's Lover劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特 / 查太莱夫人的情人查太莱夫人的情人劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特Lady Chatterley's LoverLawrence, David Herbert© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2005
Far away a chiming clock struck out the quarters of the hours, but otherwise a deathly silence lay upon the old house.古老的房屋被死一般的沉寂笼罩了,远处传来了报时的钟声,一刻钟一刻钟地打着。Conan Doyle, Arthur / The Hound of the Baskervilles柯南 道尔 / 巴斯克维尔猎犬巴斯克维尔猎犬柯南 道尔The Hound of the BaskervillesConan Doyle, Arthur© 1901, 1902 by A. Conan Doyle
When he rose, he kissed both her hands, then both her feet, in their suède slippers, and in silence went away to the end of the room, where he stood with his back to her.当他站起来的时候, 他吻着她的双手, 吻着她的穿着羔羊皮拖鞋的双脚。 默默地走开到房子的那一边, 背向着她站着。Lawrence, David Herbert / Lady Chatterley's Lover劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特 / 查太莱夫人的情人查太莱夫人的情人劳伦斯, 大卫 赫伯特Lady Chatterley's LoverLawrence, David Herbert© Wordsworth Editions Limited 2005
At this moment the King, who had been for some time busily writing in his note-book, cackled out 'Silence!' and read out from his book, 'Rule Forty-two. ALL PERSONS MORE THAN A MILE HIGH TO LEAVE THE COURT.'国王一直忙着在记事本上写什么? 这时他高声喊道:“保持肃静!” 然后他看着本子宣读:“第四十二条, 所有身高一英里以上者退出法庭。”Carroll, Lewis / Alice's adventures in Wonderland卡罗尔 刘易斯 / 爱丽丝梦游仙境爱丽丝梦游仙境卡罗尔 刘易斯Alice's adventures in WonderlandCarroll, Lewis© 1901, by Harper & Brothers
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silence
verb
Basic forms | |
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Past | silenced |
Imperative | silence |
Present Participle (Participle I) | silencing |
Past Participle (Participle II) | silenced |
Present Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I silence | we silence |
you silence | you silence |
he/she/it silences | they silence |
Present Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I am silencing | we are silencing |
you are silencing | you are silencing |
he/she/it is silencing | they are silencing |
Present Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I have silenced | we have silenced |
you have silenced | you have silenced |
he/she/it has silenced | they have silenced |
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I have been silencing | we have been silencing |
you have been silencing | you have been silencing |
he/she/it has been silencing | they have been silencing |
Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I silenced | we silenced |
you silenced | you silenced |
he/she/it silenced | they silenced |
Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I was silencing | we were silencing |
you were silencing | you were silencing |
he/she/it was silencing | they were silencing |
Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I had silenced | we had silenced |
you had silenced | you had silenced |
he/she/it had silenced | they had silenced |
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I had been silencing | we had been silencing |
you had been silencing | you had been silencing |
he/she/it had been silencing | they had been silencing |
Future Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will silence | we shall/will silence |
you will silence | you will silence |
he/she/it will silence | they will silence |
Future Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will be silencing | we shall/will be silencing |
you will be silencing | you will be silencing |
he/she/it will be silencing | they will be silencing |
Future Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have silenced | we shall/will have silenced |
you will have silenced | you will have silenced |
he/she/it will have silenced | they will have silenced |
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I shall/will have been silencing | we shall/will have been silencing |
you will have been silencing | you will have been silencing |
he/she/it will have been silencing | they will have been silencing |
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice | |
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I should/would silence | we should/would silence |
you would silence | you would silence |
he/she/it would silence | they would silence |
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would be silencing | we should/would be silencing |
you would be silencing | you would be silencing |
he/she/it would be silencing | they would be silencing |
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have silenced | we should/would have silenced |
you would have silenced | you would have silenced |
he/she/it would have silenced | they would have silenced |
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice | |
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I should/would have been silencing | we should/would have been silencing |
you would have been silencing | you would have been silencing |
he/she/it would have been silencing | they would have been silencing |
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I am silenced | we are silenced |
you are silenced | you are silenced |
he/she/it is silenced | they are silenced |
Present Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I am being silenced | we are being silenced |
you are being silenced | you are being silenced |
he/she/it is being silenced | they are being silenced |
Present Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I have been silenced | we have been silenced |
you have been silenced | you have been silenced |
he/she/it has been silenced | they have been silenced |
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I was silenced | we were silenced |
you were silenced | you were silenced |
he/she/it was silenced | they were silenced |
Past Continuous, Passive Voice | |
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I was being silenced | we were being silenced |
you were being silenced | you were being silenced |
he/she/it was being silenced | they were being silenced |
Past Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I had been silenced | we had been silenced |
you had been silenced | you had been silenced |
he/she/it had been silenced | they had been silenced |
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will be silenced | we shall/will be silenced |
you will be silenced | you will be silenced |
he/she/it will be silenced | they will be silenced |
Future Perfect, Passive Voice | |
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I shall/will have been silenced | we shall/will have been silenced |
you will have been silenced | you will have been silenced |
he/she/it will have been silenced | they will have been silenced |
silence
noun
Singular | Plural | |
Common case | silence | silences |
Possessive case | silence's | silences' |