| 词汇 | collocation_english_silence |
| 释义 | Collocations with silenceThese are words often used in combination with silence. Click on a collocation to see more examples of it. absolute silence So on the first occasion that they were ever performed to an audience, the closing moments of the drama were presented in absolute silence. awkward silence An awkward silence follows, and the spectators shuffle out of the hall. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. complete silence There is a fluid mix of groupings of speakers, and multiple floors are evident throughout, but there rarely is complete silence. conspiracy of silence This can be a part of our general lack of a sense of history, this can be a conspiracy of silence. dead silence There was dead silence, and then a roar of laughter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 deathly silence Since then, we have heard nothing but a deathly silence from them. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 embarrassed silence There was no rebuke or disclaimer; only an embarrassed silence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 long silence Should you wait until there is a long silence before contributing to a discussion, or can you break into the middle of someone's sentence? moment of silence A moment of silence followed. near silence From the late 1960s to the early 1970s my work went from minimal music to near silence to sound sculpture. relative silence At this point, his relative silence on race-based matters could be considered more strategic maneuvering than an embarrassment to the progressive cause. stony silence And it is not as if a stony silence were being maintained. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 stunned silence Indeed, as one observer commented, it seemed to produce a stunned silence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 total silence The play would be acted in total silence, with only movements and sound effects left to indicate what was happening. vow of silence Maybe he will take a vow of silence. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 wall of silence A wall of silence seems to surround the region. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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