quiet
[kwaɪət] adjective
ESSENTIAL
■making very little noise 静的，安静的，轻轻的•She spoke in a quiet voice so as not to wake him.她轻声说话，以免吵醒他。 •It's so quiet without the kids here.孩子们不在，这里真安静。 •Please be quiet (= stop talking) !请安静！ •Could you keep quiet while I'm on the phone, please?我打电话时，你可以不出声吗？ •She was as quiet as a mouse (= very quiet). I didn't even know she'd come in.她安静如鼠，我连她进来了也没注意到。 ESSENTIAL
■having little activity or excitement and few people 平静的，宁静的•a quiet, peaceful little village宁静太平的小村庄 •It was a quiet wedding, with just a few friends and relations.那是一场平静的婚礼，只有几位朋友和亲戚在场。 •Business is quiet during the holidays.节假日期间生意很清淡。 IMPROVER
■A quiet person is one who does not talk much 寡言的，话不多的•He was a quiet, almost taciturn, young man.他是个文静、几乎不怎么说话的年轻人。 keep (sth) quiet
■to try to stop other people from finding out about a fact （对…）守口如瓶；（对…）保密•She managed to keep the operation quiet for a while.她设法令该行动在一段时间内保密。 •Davies kept quiet about the amount of money being spent.戴维斯对已花费的款项守口如瓶。
[kwaɪət] noun uncountable
■the state of being silent 安静，静谧•Let's have some quiet!让我们安静一会吧！ •I go camping for some peace and quiet (= absence of activity and excitement).我去露营静修。
[kwaɪət] noun uncountable
on the quiet informal
■secretly 秘密地，不为人注意地、暗地里•His wife found out he'd been seeing someone on the quiet.他妻子发现他一直在偷偷地和别人约会。 |