quiet
英 [ˈkwaɪət] 美 [ˈkwaɪɪt]

adj.

清静的；僻静的；不起眼的；不激动的

vt.& vi.

安静下来，使…安静，平静；

vt.

减轻（病痛、疑虑、恐惧等）；[法律]确定（产权等）；

prep.

克制的，稳重的，不张扬的；

n.

宁静；寂静；

adv.

安静地，平静地；

变形

过去式：quieted过去分词：quieted现在分词：quieting第三人称单数：quiets

双语释义

adj.(形容词)

1. 轻声的,无声的,安静的 with little or no sound; not noisy or loud
2. 不动的,静止的; 平静的,安定的 with little or no movement or disturbance
3. 无感情波动的,无干扰的 without excitement, activity or interruption
4. 文静的,温和的,温顺的 gentle; not forceful
5. 克制的,不大声表达的 restrained; not expressed loudly
6. 不鲜艳的,暗淡的 not bright

v.(动词)

1. vt. & vi. (使)变平静 (make) become quiet
2. vt. 使缓解,使减轻 make less severe

n.(名词)

1. [U]安静,寂静,宁静 the state of being quiet; quietness

英英释义

quiet

• n.
  • a period of calm weather

    同义词：lull

  • an untroubled state; free from disturbances

    同义词：tranquillitytranquility

  • the absence of sound

    "the street was quiet"

    同义词：silence

  • a disposition free from stress or emotion

    同义词：reposeplacidityserenitytranquillitytranquility

• v.
  • become quiet or quieter

    同义词：quietenhushquiescequiet downpipe down

  • make calm or still

    "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

    同义词：calmcalm downtranquilizetranquillizetranquillisequietenlullstill

• adj.
  • characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity

    "a quiet life"; "a quiet throng of onlookers"; "quiet peace-loving people"; "the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years"

  • free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound

    "a quiet audience at the concert"; "the room was dark and quiet"

  • not showy or obtrusive

    "clothes in quiet good taste"

    同义词：restrained

  • in a softened tone

    "a quiet reprimand"

    同义词：hushedmutedsubdued

  • (of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves

    "the quiet waters of a lagoon"

    同义词：placidstilltranquilsmoothunruffled

  • of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g.
• adv.with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')

  "her hands rested quietly in her lap"; "the rock star was quietly led out the back door"; "sit here as quiet as you can"

  同义词：quietly

词汇搭配

用作形容词 (adj.)副词+～

• absolutely quiet绝对安静
• quite quiet相当安静

用作动词 (v.)～+名词

• quiet sb's suspicions消除某人的疑虑
• quiet the engine使发动机熄火
• quiet the headache使头痛减轻
• quiet the students让学生们安静下来

～+副词

• quiet moodily心情平静
• quiet uncommonly极其平静
• quiet utterly完全平静
• quiet oneself/sb down让自己〔某人〕平静下来

～+介词

• quiet from使平静

用作名词 (n.)动词+～

• enjoy the quiet享受安静的乐趣
• disturb the quiet打破寂静

形容词+～

• perfect quiet完全安静
• public quiet社会的安定

介词+～

• at quiet平静
• live in quiet过安静的生活
• a piece of quiet一段平静的时期
• on the quiet秘密地
• out of quiet心烦意乱

词组短语

keep quiet保持安静

in quiet安定地；平静地

peace and quiet安静；宁静

on the quiet私下地；秘密地

quiet night宁静的夜晚

at quiet平静地；平稳地；安定地

quiet down vi. 静下来；使静下来

gentle and quiet文静的；轻柔的；娴雅文静

quiet conscience问心无愧

quiet period平静期；肃静时间

in peace and quiet平静地

更多收起词组短语

同近义词辨析

noiseless, silent, calm, peaceful, serene, still, quiet

这组词都有“平静的，无声无息”的意思，其区别是：

noiseless指无任何噪音或不出声，无声无息。

silent普通用词，指缄默不语或无声无息。

calm普通用词，既可指天气、海洋等的平静状态，又可指人的镇定沉着、不慌乱，不受外界影响和情绪支配。

peaceful普通用词，指一种不受外物扰乱和刺激的内在宁静或和平状态。

serene指一种超脱一切烦恼的宁静状态。

still指平静而又安定的状态。

quiet普通用词，指没有喧闹、活动或骚乱的寂静状态。

silent, still, quiet

silent不发出声音,但可以动,

still 完全不动,完全无声响 He stand there still. 他站在那儿,一动不动,也不说话。

quiet安静的,可以发出小的声音,

双语例句

用作形容词(adj.)

1. When you are in a library, you must be quiet.
   当你在图书馆时,你必须保持安静。
2. Please keep quiet while others are studying.
   在别人学习的时候,请保持安静。
3. His health has turned all the better for him after a quiet holiday abroad.
   在国外度过一个宁静的假期，他的健康状况有所好转。
4. Everything was quiet under the blinking stars.
   在这闪耀的星光底下,一切都很平静。

用作名词(n.)

1. Leave me alone. I just want some peace and quiet.
   别理我,我只想安静一下。
2. There was such a world of hereditary quiet in her.
   她身上有一种先天的娴静气质。
3. The cure for this lies in admitting the part of sane and quiet enjoyment in a balanced ideal of life.
   解决的方法在于承认平衡的理想生活中健全闲适的享受的重要。
4. He was the bard of the farmers and workers of New England and his quiet verse mirrored the staid New Hampshire countryside.
   他是新英格兰农民和工人的歌唱者，他的闲适的诗歌反映着新罕布什尔宁静的农村生活。

用作及物动词(vt.)

1. I am well aware that nothing else will quiet Tom.
   我很清楚,别的任何办法都不能使汤姆罢休。
2. The principal tried to quiet the students.
   校长试图让学生们安静下来。

用作不及物动词(vi.)

1. When he quieted down, I began to tell him the truth.
   当他平静下来时，我开始告诉他实情。

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