Quiet
['kwaɪət]
解釋/意思:
(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' .
哈里森校對--From WordNet
解釋/意思:
(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
同義詞及近義詞:
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.
埃莉诺校對
同義詞及反義詞:
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
芭芭拉校對
解釋/意思:
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.
桃瑞丝整理
例句/造句/用法:
- Which of them had a step so quiet, a hand so gentle, but I should have heard or felt her, if she had approached or touched me in a day-sleep? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 維萊特.
- You made a quiet little round game of it, among a family group, and you played it out at leisure. 查理斯·狄更斯. 大衛·科波菲爾.
- Hush, hush, ma'am; pray keep yourself quiet,' replied the bodyguard. 查理斯·狄更斯. 匹克威克外傳.
- I would suggest that in the meantime, we remain perfectly quiet, and keep these matters secret even from Oliver himself. 查理斯·狄更斯. 霧都孤兒.
- She said she would go, and take me with her, for the quiet and the fresh air. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- He was quieter now. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- He was never ostracized--his prestige with the quieter citizens saved him from that; but he was attacked with increasing boldness and steadfastness. 赫伯特·喬治·威爾斯. 世界史綱.
- And then, nobody need to have a quieter death nor he had. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 簡·愛.
- I have seen him, speaking from the front of his mouth with almost no movement of his lips in the way that is quieter than any whisper. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 喪鐘為誰而鳴.
- Ada and I, prepared to miss him very much, commenced our quieter career. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- He did not laugh much, but he uttered in the quietest tone the wittiest things. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- I have now been here nearly five months; and, moreover, the quietest five months I ever passed. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- The testimony of the inhabitants also declares, that Shore Lane, after midnight, is one of the quietest and loneliest streets in London. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- If it were the quietest, most familiar horse in the world, there would always be the chance of accident. 喬治·艾略特. 米德爾馬契.
- He was the quietest one of the four. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- The influence of the fresh air, and the attraction of some flowers gathered from a grave, soon quieted the child. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- She was an altered creature, quieted, stupefied, indifferent to everything that passed. 簡·奧斯丁. 曼斯費爾德莊園.
- I was not the sort of woman whom it was quite safe to hunt into a corner--he knew that, and wisely quieted me with proposals for the future. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
- Compeyson's wife, being used to him, giv him some liquor to get the horrors off, and by and by he quieted. 查理斯·狄更斯. 遠大前程.
- Now, is your mind quieted? 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪麗.
- Mrs. Snagsby and Mrs. Chadband are proceeding to grow shrill in indignation when Mr. Chadband quiets the tumult by lifting up his hand. 查理斯·狄更斯. 荒涼山莊.
- This liquid neutralizes the too abundant acids present in a weak system and so quiets and tones the stomach. 伯莎M.克拉克. 科學通論.
- It quiets me for a moment, but does not make me unhappy. 查理斯·狄更斯. 小杜麗.
- It was no longer a question of quieting my young lady's nervous excitement; it was a question of proving her innocence. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- The horses were coming back, through the gate, wet and sweating, the jockeys quieting them and riding up to dismount under the trees. 歐尼斯特·海明威. 永別了,武器.
- Remember what the doctor told you, Rachel, about quieting yourself with a book after taking your meals. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- It's a matter of quieting Rachel's mind, answered Mr. Franklin gravely. 威爾基·柯林斯. 月亮寶石.
- After quieting Lady Glyde by the necessary assurances about her sister, I introduced my friends separately to her presence. 威爾基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
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