•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。

•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。

•He was a quiet, almost taciturn, young man.他是个文静、几乎不怎么说话的年轻人。

•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。

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•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。

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•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。