silent
单词辨析：
指没有任何声音的，或不弄出任何声响的。
The farm was silent and bleak.
那座农场寂静而荒凉。
We hiked through a silent pine forest.
我们穿过了一片寂静的松树林。
When operating, this dishwasher is almost silent.
这种洗碗机工作时几乎不发出一点声响。
普通用词，指天气无风的或海洋等风平浪静的，也可指人镇定沉着、心平气和的。
After the storm, the sea became calm again.
暴风雨之后，大海又恢复了平静。
The calm water in the lake was really beautiful.
平静的湖水非常美丽。
He remained calm before danger.
在危险面前他依然镇定自若。
多指某段时间或某个场所、环境等安静的，无令人担忧或激动之事。
The night was pacific.
黑夜静悄悄的。
The normally pacific community sprang to life this morning.
这个通常静悄悄的社区今天早上突然热闹起来。
普通用词，用于形容不为外界因素所刺激或扰乱的平静状态，也可指不涉及暴力的。
She led a peaceful life in the country.
她在乡下过着平静的生活。
They were responsible for finding a peaceful solution to the conflict.
他们负责找出和平解决冲突的方法。
普通用词，指环境等很安静、几乎或完全没有噪音的，也可指不被打扰、安谧恬静的；用于人时则表示性情温和文静的。
We'll have to be quiet so as not to wake the other roommates.
我们得安静点，免得吵醒其他室友。
The two friends who haven't seen each other for a long time look for a quiet corner in the bar so that they can talk.
这两位久未见面的朋友想在酒吧里找一个安静的角落说说话。
The rooms downstairs are not as quiet as the ones upstairs.
楼下房间没有楼上房间安静。
My wife is a quiet woman. She never goes out in the evening.
我妻子是个爱静的人，她晚上从不出门。
指环境等非常安静、几乎或全然无声的，也可指人静止不动的。
The house is as still as a grave.
这幢房子寂静得像座坟墓。
The whole world stood still right at that moment.
全世界在那一刻静止了。
Keep still. Let me tie your shoe.
别动，让我给你系上鞋带。
相关例句：
The forest was dark and silent, haunted by shadows and unseen presences
这个森林黑暗寂静，经常有幽灵和看不见的鬼怪出没。
The heavy guns have again fallen silent.
重型枪炮的声音又一次安静了下来。
The room was silent except for John's crunching
屋子里一片寂静，只有约翰发出的咀嚼声。
They both fell silent.
他俩都安静了下来。
Douglas was noticeably silent about his feelings for his father
道格拉斯明显不愿提及自己对父亲的感情。
Immediately on his beginning to speak, everyone was silent.
他一讲话，大家顿时安静下来。