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词汇 example_english_long-silence
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long silence

collocation in English

meanings of longand silence


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long
adjective
uk /lɒŋ/ us /lɑːŋ/
continuing for a large amount ...
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silence
noun
uk /ˈsaɪ.ləns/ us /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
a period without any sound; ...
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Examples of long silence


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Should you wait until there is a longsilence before contributing to a discussion, or can you break into the middle of someone's sentence?
He was about to embark on a longsilence which was only partly attributable to the disruptions of war.
A subtle splashing of water in a cup, followed by a longsilence, concluded the piece.
There was a longsilence between them.
There would be no response, only a longsilence.
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
However, this longsilence has not made me lose sight of the need for brevity and non-controversiality on this occasion.
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It is almost a red letter day that now, after longsilence on behalf of his party, he is coming here to speak.
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There was a longsilence because my understanding is that there was just one lift in this new theatre.
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First, we had a longsilence.
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Why has there been this longsilence?
From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English
There was a longsilence until one of the secretaries to a district council stood up and said that he was a secretary to such a district council.
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Hansard archive

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His aunt and cousins are perplexed and annoyed both by his longsilence and by the presumptuous sudden return.
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At the end of the song, there is a longsilence block from 1:14 to 6:10.
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There was a longsilence ever since, with the clear policy of the government, that no state money would be spent on a space venture.
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At the end of the song, a longsilence follows from 2:50 to 9:56.
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Then a longsilence took place.
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Diabelli's mild opening turn is turned into the powerful chords, and his repeated chords become a longsilence.
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The love is returned, and the young man seems to yearn for the sonnets, as seen in sonnets 100-103 where the narrator apologizes for the longsilence.
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Vic's face twitches and there is a longsilence.
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