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新东方-柯林斯雅思备考词典

quiet

英  [kwaɪət]
    

[ADJ, NOUN]

    ADJ. 形容词

  • quieter , quietest

    1. 轻声的 , 安静的

    Someone or something that is quiet makes only a small amount of noise.

    双语例句

    例：

    Tania kept the children reasonably quiet and contented.

    塔妮娅把孩子们哄得安安静静而又心满意足。

    2. （地方）寂静的 , 安静的

    If a place is quiet, there is very little noise there.

    双语例句

    例：

    She was received in a small, quiet office.

    她在一间安静的小办公室里受到接见。

    3. （地方、环境、时光）平静的 , 清静的 , 宁静的

    If a place, situation, or time is quiet, there is no excitement, activity, or trouble.

    双语例句

    例：

    a quiet rural backwater.

    一个清静的乡间隐蔽处。

    4. 不出声的

    If you are quiet, you are not saying anything.

    双语例句

    例：

    I told them to be quiet and go to sleep.

    我叫他们不要说话，去睡觉。

    5. 冷静的 , 不易动怒的

    A quiet person behaves in a calm way and is not easily made angry or upset.

    近义词

    placid

    双语例句

    例：

    He's a nice quiet man.

    他是个冷静的好男人。

    NOUN. 名词
  • 1. [U 不可数名词] 安静

    Quiet is silence.

    双语例句

    例：

    He called for quiet and announced that the next song was in our honour.

    他要求我们安静下来，并宣布下一首歌是献给我们的。

    PHRASE. 习语

  • keep quiet about something , keep something quiet

    1. 保守秘密

    If you keep quiet about something or keep something quiet, you do not say anything about it.

    双语例句

    例：

    I told her to keep quiet about it.

    我叫她对此保守秘密。

  • on the quiet

    1. 秘密地

    If something is done on the quiet, it is done secretly or in such a way that people do not notice it.

    双语例句

    例：

    She'd promised to give him driving lessons, on the quiet, when no one could see.

    她答应在无人看见时秘密地给他上驾驶课。

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