| 单词 | 缄默 |
| 释义 | 〔mute〕Refraining from producing speech or vocal sound.缄默的：不说话的或不发出声音的〔shy〕Drawing back from contact or familiarity with others; retiring or reserved.害羞的，怕陌生的：畏惧与他人接触或相识的；缄默的或沉默的〔reticence〕The state or quality of being reticent; reserve.沉默寡言：沉默寡言的状态或品质；缄默〔muted〕Muffled; indistinct:含糊的：缄默的；含糊不清的：〔shy〕These adjectives mean not forward but marked by a retiring nature, reticence, or a reserve of manner.One who isshy draws back from others, either because of a withdrawn nature or out of timidity: 这些形容词的意思是不向前的，但带有一种孤独的本性、缄默或沉默寡言的举止特征。Shy 的人见到别人退缩， 或者是出于畏惧的本性或者是出于腼腆： 〔omerta〕A rule or code that prohibits speaking or divulging information about certain activities, especially the activities of a criminal organization.缄默，保密禁规：禁止谈论或透露某些活动尤其是犯罪组织活动的信息的规则或规范〔latent〕"How for nine years you could be patient and quiescent under any treatment . . . I can never comprehend" (Charlotte Brontë). “这九年来你是如何面对各种遭遇保持耐心和缄默的……我永远也不可能知道” （夏洛特·勃朗特）。 〔talkative〕"a natural reserve accentuated by the verbose frankness of her husband" (W. Somerset Maugham). “她天生的缄默少言因其丈夫长篇大论式的坦诚而被加剧了” (W·索马瑟特·毛姆）。〔closet〕Two days before the election, the candidate suddenly came out of the closet and denounced the proposed law.在选举前两天，竞选人忽然打破缄默，公开谴责提议的法律〔peace〕To be silent.缄默，闭口不说〔silence〕Refusal or failure to speak out.缄默：不愿或无法说出〔sufferance〕Sanction or permission implied or given by failure to prohibit; tacit consent; tolerance.容忍，默许：未予阻止而暗示或给予的准许或许可；缄默的同意；默许 |
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