Quiet

['kwaɪət]

解释:

(adj.) of the sun characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sunspots e.g. .

(adj.) not showy or obtrusive; 'clothes in quiet good taste' .

(adj.) free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound; 'a quiet audience at the concert'; 'the room was dark and quiet' .

(adj.) characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity; 'a quiet life'; 'a quiet throng of onlookers'; 'quiet peace-loving people'; 'the factions remained quiet for almost 10 years' .

哈里森校对--From WordNet

解释:

(a.) In a state of rest or calm; without stir, motion, or agitation; still; as, a quiet sea; quiet air.

(a.) Free from noise or disturbance; hushed; still.

(a.) Not excited or anxious; calm; peaceful; placid; settled; as, a quiet life; a quiet conscience.

(a.) Not giving offense; not exciting disorder or trouble; not turbulent; gentle; mild; meek; contented.

(a.) Not showy; not such as to attract attention; undemonstrative; as, a quiet dress; quiet colors; a quiet movement.

(a.) The quality or state of being quiet, or in repose; as an hour or a time of quiet.

(a.) Freedom from disturbance, noise, or alarm; stillness; tranquillity; peace; security.

(v. t.) To stop motion in; to still; to reduce to a state of rest, or of silence.

(v. t.) To calm; to appease; to pacify; to lull; to allay; to tranquillize; as, to quiet the passions; to quiet clamors or disorders; to quiet pain or grief.

(v. i.) To become still, silent, or calm; -- often with down; as, be soon quieted down.

整理:蒂娜

同义词及近义词：

n. Rest, repose, stillness, peace, tranquillity, calm, calmness, quietude, quiescence, quietness.

v. a. [1]. Stop, suspend, arrest, interrupt, intermit, discontinue, put a stop to.[2]. Tranquillize, calm, compose, lull, pacify, appease, soothe, sober.[3]. Still, silence, hush.[4]. Moderate, allay, assuage, mitigate, mollify, alleviate, soften, dull, blunt.

埃莉诺校对

同义词及反义词：

SYN:Allay, appease, still, pacify, hush, lull, tranquillize, soothe, calm

ANT:Rouse, excite, disturb, agitate, stir, urge, goad

SYN:Rest, repose, stillness, calm, appeasement, pacification, silence, peace

ANT:Unrest, motion, noise, agitation, excitement, disturbance, turmoil, tumult

芭芭拉校对

解释:

adj. at rest: calm: smooth: peaceable: gentle inoffensive: silent still: free from gaudiness in good taste: free from bustle or formality.—n. the state of being at rest: repose: calm: stillness: peace.—v.t. to bring to rest: to stop motion: to calm or pacify: to lull: to allay.—v.i. to become quiet to abate.—n. Quī′etāge (Spens.) quiet.—v.t. Quī′eten to make quiet calm.—v.i. to become quiet.—n. Quī′eter (Shak.) a person or thing that quiets.—v.t. Quī′etise to make quiet.—ns. Quī′etism rest of the mind: mental tranquillity: apathy: the doctrine that religious perfection on earth consists in passive and uninterrupted contemplation of the Deity; Quī′etist one who believes in this doctrine (Molinos Mme. Guyon &c.).—adj. Quietist′ic pertaining to quietism.—n. Quī′etive anything that induces quiet.—adv. Quī′etly in a quiet manner: without motion or alarm: calmly: silently: patiently.—ns. Quī′etness Quī′etude rest: repose: freedom from agitation or alarm: stillness: peace: silence.—adj. Quī′etsome (Spens.) calm still undisturbed.—n. Quiē′tus a final settlement or discharge: ending generally: (slang) a severe blow.—At quiet (B.) peaceful; In quiet quietly; On the quiet clandestinely; Out of quiet disturbed.

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