quiet
[ADJ, NOUN]
quieter , quietest
1. 轻声的 , 安静的
Someone or something that is quiet makes only a small amount of noise.
双语例句
例：Tania kept the children reasonably quiet and contented.
塔妮娅把孩子们哄得安安静静而又心满意足。
2. （地方）寂静的 , 安静的
If a place is quiet, there is very little noise there.
双语例句
例：She was received in a small, quiet office.
她在一间安静的小办公室里受到接见。
3. （地方、环境、时光）平静的 , 清静的 , 宁静的
If a place, situation, or time is quiet, there is no excitement, activity, or trouble.
双语例句
例：a quiet rural backwater.
一个清静的乡间隐蔽处。
4. 不出声的
If you are quiet, you are not saying anything.
双语例句
例：I told them to be quiet and go to sleep.
我叫他们不要说话，去睡觉。
5. 冷静的 , 不易动怒的
A quiet person behaves in a calm way and is not easily made angry or upset.
近义词
placid
双语例句
例：He's a nice quiet man.
他是个冷静的好男人。
ADJ. 形容词
1. [U 不可数名词] 安静
Quiet is silence.
双语例句
例：He called for quiet and announced that the next song was in our honour.
他要求我们安静下来，并宣布下一首歌是献给我们的。
NOUN. 名词
keep quiet about something , keep something quiet
1. 保守秘密
If you keep quiet about something or keep something quiet, you do not say anything about it.
双语例句
例：I told her to keep quiet about it.
我叫她对此保守秘密。
on the quiet
1. 秘密地
If something is done on the quiet, it is done secretly or in such a way that people do not notice it.
双语例句
例：She'd promised to give him driving lessons, on the quiet, when no one could see.
她答应在无人看见时秘密地给他上驾驶课。
PHRASE. 习语
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