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silent [ˈsaılənt] ADJ

3. silent LING:

silent
(字母)不发音的 bù fāyīn de
▶ silently ADV

Usage examples with silent

silent reading
默读
be silent about what happened
对发生的事保持缄默

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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In both these cases, often, and almost always in the second, the character is silent in all situations.
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She starred in shorter films in the early silent era between 1913 and 1915.
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Early shows featured silent films, talkies, a theatre orchestra, live stage shows, and vaudeville.
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As time passes he starts to dream about this young girl, but keeps silent about it so as not to worry his wife.
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Most of the early residents were silent film stars and directors.
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This auction features many goods and services donated for silent auction and live auction.
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I do not permit a woman to teach or to have authority over a man; she must be silent.
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Until now, the war that was going on has been a silent war.
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How he that waked their thunders silent fell.
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In parallel to these a large silent video triptych was installed on the wall at the end of the hall.
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