quiet
美 [ˈkwaɪət]
英 ['kwaɪət] 
- n.安静;宁静;平静;寂静
- v.安静
- adj.轻声的;轻柔的;安静的;僻静的
- 网络安静地;寂静的;宁静的
词形变化
比较级:quieter 最高级:quietest 第三人称单数:quiets 现在分词:quieting 过去式:quieted 反义词
英汉双解
1. | 轻声的;轻柔的;安静的making very little noise |
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| a quieter, more efficient engine 一台声音更小、效率更高的发动机 |
| Could you keep the kids quiet while I'm on the phone? 我在打电话,你让孩子们安静点好吗? |
| He went very quiet(= did not say much) so I knew he was upset. 他沉默不语了,所以我知道他很烦恼。 |
| ‘Be quiet,’ said the teacher. “安静点儿!”老师说道。 |
| She crept downstairs (as) quiet as a mouse . 她蹑手蹑脚,悄声下了楼。 |
2. | 僻静的;寂静的;清静的without many people or much noise or activity |
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| They lead a quiet life. 他们过着平静的生活。 |
| Business is usually quieter at this time of year. 每年这个时节,生意往往比较清淡。 |
| They had a quiet wedding. 他们举行了不事铺张的婚礼。 |
3. | 清静的;平静的;恬静的not disturbed; peaceful |
| to have a quiet drink 悠闲地饮酒 |
| I was looking forward to a quiet evening at home. 我盼着在家过个恬静的夜晚。 |
4. | 寡言少语的;文静的tending not to talk very much |
| She was quiet and shy. 她文静而又腼腆。 |
5. | 克制的;稳重的;不张扬的definite but not expressed in an obvious way |
| He had an air of quiet authority. 他神态威严稳重。 |
1. | [u] 宁静;寂静;平静;安静the state of being calm and without much noise |
| the quiet of his own room 他自己房间的宁静 |
| the quiet of the early morning 清晨的寂静 |
| I go to the library for a little peace and quiet . 我到图书馆去清静一下。 |
1. | [i][t] (使)平静,安静to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy |
| The demonstrators quieted down when the police arrived. 警察一到,示威者便安静了下来。 |
| He's very good at quieting the kids. 他很有办法让孩子们安静下来。 |
习惯用语
keep quiet about sth|keep sth quiet
对…守口如瓶;不声张;保密to say nothing about sth; to keep sth secret
| I've decided to resign but I'd rather you kept quiet about it. 我已决定辞职,但希望你不要声张出去。 |
on the quiet
悄悄地without telling anyone
英汉解释
adj. | 1. (社会)太平的,安定的,平稳无事的;(环境,生活方式等)单调的,无变化的;闲适的,从容的 7. 秘密的,私下的,暗地里的;转弯抹角的;藏在心里的 |
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英英解释
例句
They sit beside it companionably, as if at a wake; the old skeleton seems to impose a philosophical quiet.
他们友善的坐在它的旁边,就像是在凭吊着什么;这个古老的骨架像是在展现一种哲学上的静谧。
Real philosophy is as gentle as fog and as quiet as tears; it holds the world as if it were a delicate infant, raw and open and vulnerable.
纯粹的哲学是温柔如雾而安静如泪的;哲学去掌握世界的感觉好像是对待一个脆弱的婴儿,带着原初的开放性同时又小心翼翼。
Even if it seems like an impossible task, try to make time for quiet contemplation.
即使这看起来像不可完成的任务,也要试着为安静地沉思留出时间。
When Gaynor got home, she told her mother about this unusual experience, but her family decided to keep quiet about it.
当盖纳回到家,她告诉了她的母亲关于这异常的经验,但是她的家庭决定保持安静对此。
Afterward the poor man was as quiet as a mouse and said nothing at all, thinking that it was his fault, that he was to blame.
随后穷人男子安静如鼠,并说什么也看不到,认为这是他的过错,他的错。
Wind stopped, surrounded by static, but, my heart has ups and downs, and the hearts of the wind is not always quiet down.
风儿停了,周围静了,可是,我的心却起伏着,心中的风却是始终静不下来。
CHRISTOPHER CRUISE: After his NASA years, Neil Armstrong settled into a quiet life of teaching and business, away from public attention.
克里斯托弗游船:他在美国宇航局多年后,尼尔阿姆斯特朗落户到一个安静的教学和业务生活,远离公众的注意力。
The children are very quiet. I wonder what they're up to.
孩子们很安静,我不知道他们到底在搞什么东东。
I did not Jiaohao looks good and a good attitude is all the wealth I only want their own dull and quiet life.
我没有姣好的外貌善良和一个好的心态是我全部的财富,只想要属于自己平淡而宁静的生活。
Heather was quiet for a moment. I couldn't tell if he thought I was overreacting. But the look on her face said it was something else.
希瑟沉默了一会儿。我不敢说他是否认为我反应过敏,但他的神情表明并非如此。
Ain't it just like the night to play tricks when you're trying to be so quiet?
你的安静使整个夜晚看起来都在搞鬼?
Hawking's argument was that perhaps mankind should stay quiet and refrain from trying to send signals into outer space.
霍金的说法是,人类大概应该保持沉默,避免往外太空发射信号。
Some scientists believe that sleep is not important by itself in mammals and birds, and is just a way to impose a quiet and immobile state.
有科学家认为,对哺乳动物与鸟类而言,睡眠本身并不重要,它仅仅是一种强制动物进入静止状态的方式。
A man of perfect practice has no difficulty in forgetting his country, power and preferring leisure and quiet place.
作为一个修行完备的人,他忘掉天下、忘掉权位、好闲静处比较容易。
The mole was busy trying to quiet the old horse, which he succeeded in doing after a time.
鼹鼠在忙着安慰那老马,不一会儿他就把马调顺好了。
The new man they did not know; Albert Ned was also very quiet and unobtrusive.
他们不认识的生人亚伯特-奈里也是个非常本分,不愿出风头的人。
In this early morning quiet of such a beautiful picture, I feel as if the layers of flowers in full bloom, bloom.
在这宁静的清晨有这样一幅美丽的画面,我的心情如鲜花般层层盛开、绽放。
She would not, however, let him speak to her, but pretended that she must be kept quite quiet.
然而,她没有办法让他和她说话,而是伪装成她必须保持非常沉默。
If you can, I would really suggest you make an effort to have some quiet time by yourself at least a few times a week.
要是你能试着独处会,我强烈建议你努力一个礼拜至少得有那么点时间给你自己。
It is now standard practice for mother to keep the children quiet by putting them in the living-room and turning on the set.
妈妈们把孩子放到客厅中,打开电视,让孩子保持安静,这成了一种标准的做法。
They were quiet and submissive in his presence.
他们在他面前不敢吱声,一个个都规规矩矩。
She was lost in sad memories as violins keened in the quiet hall.
听着大厅里如泣如诉的琴声,她陷入了痛苦的回忆中。
"Mr. Faber was the quiet sort, " Parkin said.
“费伯先生是安分守己的人,”帕金说。
The waves had died away, leaving the sea quiet and curiously still.
海上浪消涛尽,宁静得出奇。
Perhaps on some quiet night came the tremor of far-off drums, sinking, swelling, a tremor vast, faint.
也许就在那万籁俱寂的夜晚,从远处传来了颤抖的鼓声,高一阵,低一阵,强一阵,弱一阵。
He walked through the alleys of theatre land and the quiet squares of Bloomsbury.
他走过剧院区的小胡同和卢布姆斯伯里区恬静的广场。
Melanie was silent too, but at intervals her quiet face was wrenched with pain.
媚兰也默默无声,不过她那平静的面容不时要因阵痛而扭曲。
His comrade stirred him once or twice and he became quiet.
他的同伴推了他一两次,他就安静下来了。
In the quiet of the halt, Caral could hear a horse kicking his stall.
四周一片寂静,卡萝尔可以听到有一头马正在马厩里踢蹶子。
She lives in a quiet corner of rural Yorkshire.
她居住在约克郡乡间一个僻静的地方。
The mole was busy trying to quiet the old horse, which he succeeded in doing after a time.
鼹鼠在忙着安慰那老马,不一会儿他就把马调顺好了。
She was a quiet, plain-looking woman, with her hair in a bun, pulled severely back from her face.
她是个少言寡语,长相一般的女人。她的头发平贴地向后紧梳着,在头后面梳成一个髻。
The fierceness of his countenance now seemed to slumber, and in its place was to be seen the quiet, vacant composure.
他脸上原有的那种凶悍模样,现在似乎已经销声匿迹了,代替它的只是一种安详,一种漠然的镇静。
They walked along the water's edge to a quiet spot and sat down on a low stone wall.
他们沿着湖边走到一个僻静的地方,在一堵低矮的石墙上坐下来。
Jeanie arose from her seat, and made her quiet reverence, when the elder Mr. Staunton entered the apartment.
当老斯汤顿先生走进房间的时候,珍妮从座位上起身默默地鞠了一躬。
His hands were white and small, his frame was fragile, his voice was quiet and his manners were refined.
他长得单薄,一双手白皙而小巧,说起话来细声细气,一副文质彬彬的模样。
Whenever a man in the platoon or company had been killed he would feel a grim and quiet satisfaction.
排里或连里有弟兄牺牲了,他每次总是硬了硬心肠,暗暗松一口气。
I turned my eyes from him, fixed them on the fire, and tried to assume and maintain a quiet, collected aspect.
我眼睛避开他,去盯着看火,竭力摆出和保持一副安静和镇定的样子。
After the loose, gregarious years with Willie, Gretchen welcomed the domestic days and quiet nights with her second husband.
格丽卿经过了那些和戚利在一块的放荡而忙于交际的生活,喜欢同她第二个丈夫过这种安生日子。
There was no wind and everything was quiet.
没有风,一切都是静悄悄的。
Now in the great open quiet of the hills they felt a constraint and fear even through their fatigue.
现在到了这一大片无遮无掩,鸦雀无声的山地上,他们疲惫之中却总不免有一种提心吊胆之感。
Dick bore his situation with quiet dignity, complaining neither to the press nor to the White House.
迪克以冷静的态度忍受着自已的这种处境,既不向报界也不向白宫发出怨言。
The quiet street corner was the sunny part of his life.
这幽静的街角也就是他生平得意之地。
The quiet girl flamed up when the man asked her to dance.
这个男人请这位文静姑娘跳舞时,不好意思地脸红了起来。
The harbor itself was quiet, with just the sound of little ripples lapping at hulls to be heard.
港口寂静无声,只听得见微波轻轻拍着船体的声音。
She told the major to be quiet; and then requested to be presented in form to Mrs. Captain Osborne.
她叫少佐少说话,然后要求正式介绍给奥斯本太太。
The man took the necklace, examined it, called his clerk and made some quiet remarks.
那人拿起项链,仔细观察,又叫了他的伙计来细声交谈了几句。
He sat there gently, and quiet, his big hands resting on his knees. Peace shone in his face.
他安详而宁静地坐在那儿,两只大手置于膝盖上,脸上呈现着一片祥和。
They lead such a quiet life. They never say anything and they're always hanging about so.
它们的生活那么悠闲。他们一声不吭,老是在周围这么转悠着。
They were married in a quiet ceremony at the town hall.
他们在市政厅里举行了朴素的婚礼。
Meet very sad, I will tear before him, he always quiet accompany me, with me to go for a ride, slowly enlightened me.
遇到伤心难过的事,我都会在他面前掉眼泪,他总是安静的陪着我,带着我去兜风,慢慢的开导我。
Some drinks company, in the customer when the door with the hype, but let him sign a contract how he would not quiet?
有的酒水商,在客户上门时吹的天花乱坠的,但是让他签合同怎么他就不肯喃?
I think she was afraid of him. I think Merrick was afraid too, because he was very quiet.
我想她是怕他,麦里克可能也怕她,因为他一直很安静。
She had become quiet and reserved, although she had been a happy, bubbly child before the war.
虽然战前她是一个快乐活泼的小孩子,但如今她变得从容谨慎。
On the third night the countess was quiet for a few minutes, and Natasha closed her eyes, her head propped on the arm of the chair.
第三天夜里伯爵夫人安静了几分钟,娜塔莎把头靠在安乐椅的扶手上,合了一会儿眼睛。
I would work better if I had a bit of peace and quiet.
要是再静一些我就能工作得更好了。
In most cases, the responses were either keeping quiet or astonishing stares at me for my talking.
可多数情况下,反应要么是沉默无声,要么是因为我说话而露出惊讶的目光。
Can't you keep the children quiet? I'm trying to concentrate.
你能不能让孩子们静一静?我做事需要精神集中。
Choose a safe, quiet place to meditate. Turn off the phone. Put a "Do not disturb" sign on the door. Relax.
选择一个沙发,一个宁静的地方进行冥想。拔掉电话线,把“请勿打扰”的牌子挂在门上。放松自己。
should a man wander on, a quiet word is usually enough to send him out the door again.
应做出自律,一个安静的字通常足够送出了门了。
39He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, "Quiet! Be still! " Then the wind died down and it was completely calm.
耶稣醒了,斥责风,向海说:“住了吧!静了吧!”风就止住,大大地平静了。
You've got to be very quiet when you're trying to get an idea across.
在你想要传授一个概念时,必须要保持安静。
The sun rose upon a quiet world and looked warmly down upon the peaceful village.
太阳又一次降临这个祥和的世界,暖洋洋地照在整个宁静的小村庄。
In a quiet field, Dr. Dial, 57, with a shaved head and goatee, stands out with his evangelical zeal about understanding bird flight.
戴尔博士今年57岁,剃个光头,留着山羊胡子,对于研究鸟类飞行有一种宗教般的热忱。
Jeremy was quiet as his mother tucked him in that evening.
晚上,杰瑞米很安静,妈妈把他放下睡觉。
I love in a very quiet very quiet night, turned off the light and let silence wrap me, but afraid of the dark . . .
我喜欢在很静很静的深夜,关了灯让寂静把我包裹,却又害怕黑夜…
Naisha: I have a bad feeling about this, mistress. It's too quiet. It feels as if we're walking into a trap.
娜萨:我觉得不对劲,女主人。实在太安静了。我们好像正步入敌人的陷阱。
But the hidden man of the heart in the incorruptibility of a quiet and a meek spirit, which is rich in the sight of God.
而应是那藏于内心,基于不朽的温柔,和宁静心神的人格:这在天主前才是宝贵的。
Across the emerging economies, the plan of attack seems to be to keep quiet and pass the ammunition.
在新兴经济体中,进攻计划似乎就是保持沉默和传递弹药。
It was a good decision as Kensington is a quiet, residential area and the hotel itself is small and clean with a helpful, friendly staff.
这是一个令人满意的选择,因为肯辛顿是一个安静、适于作住宅的区域,酒店本身小小的,不过干净,职员友好、乐于助人。
I had given in allegiance to duty and order; I was quiet, I believed I was content.
我忠于职责,遵宁纪律;我安静,我相信我是满足的。
These birds from their secret haunts affright the quiet of the night.
从暗藏的鸟窝里飞出的这些鸟儿使寂静的黑夜显得害怕。
The forests outside Moscow were quiet, fresh and verdant in June 1971.
一九七一年的六月,莫斯科郊外的树林安静怡人,空气清新,一片青翠。
The dogs whose names aren't called, keep quiet.
没喊到名字的狗就老老实实地等着。
Mary is very quiet, try to fetch out at the party.
玛丽非常腼腆,设法鼓励她在聚会上开口说话。
You don't have to bite my head off just because I asked you to keep quiet.
我不过是叫你安静些,你也不用这样大发脾气。
Keep quiet. Father is deep in thought.
安静些,爸爸在沉思。
I promised myself a quiet weekend.
我决定要过一个平静的周末。
He was beyond my skill to quiet or console!
我可没有那个本事使他安静下来,或者能给他慰藉!
He is perfectly quiet and comfortable now.
他现在极其平静,十分舒坦。