音标：['kwaiәt]
n. 安静, 闲适, 平静
a. 安静的, 静止的, 寂静的, 朴素的, 从容的, 暗中的
vi. 平静下来
vt. 使平静, 使平息, 使安心, 安慰
【医】 静的, 无炎的, 平静
【经】 平静的
相关词组:
at quiet
on the quiet
do sth on the quiet
keep quiet
keep sth quiet
在线英汉词典
quiet的短语、例句：
quiet
adj
(-erest)
1 with little or no sound; not noisy or loud 轻声的; 无声的; 安静的
her quiet voice, footsteps 她那轻轻的嗓音、 脚步声
Be quiet (ie silent), please! 请安静!
Can´t you keep the children quiet? I´m trying to concentrate. 你能不能让孩子们静一静? 我做事需要精神集中.
2 with little or no movement or disturbance （几乎）不动的; 静止的; 平静的; 安定的
The roads are usually quiet in the afternoon. 下午路面通常很清静.
The sea looks quieter now. 现在海面看起来平静些了.
Business is quiet at this time of the year. 一年中的这个时候生意很淡.
3 without excitement, activity or interruption 无感情波动的; 无活动的; 不受干扰的
lead a quiet life 过著平淡的生活
have a quiet smoke 悠闲地吸著烟
have a quiet evening at home 在家度过恬静的夜晚
Their wedding was very quiet. 他们的婚礼很平淡.
4 gentle; not forceful 文静的; 温和的; 温顺的
a lady of a quiet disposition 文静的女士.
5 (of colours) not bright; unobtrusive （指颜色）不鲜艳的, 暗淡的, 素净的
a quiet shade of blue 暗淡的蓝色.
6 not expressed loudly; restrained 不大声表达的; 克制的
have a quiet laugh about sth 轻声笑某事物
Her manner concealed quiet resentment. 她心中怨恨而不形於色. =>Usage 见所附用法.
7 (idm 习语) keep quiet about sth; keep sth quiet say nothing about sth 对某事物缄默不语
I´ve decided to resign but I´d prefer you to keep quiet about it. 我已决定辞职, 你先别声张. (as) quiet as a `mouse making very little sound 不出声; 无声响. quiet, n [U]
1 state of being quiet; tranquillity 寂静; 平静
the quiet of the countryside 乡村的寂静
live in peace and quiet 过著平静、 安定的生活.
2 (idm 习语). quiet, v [I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sb/sth) (down) (esp US) become or make (sb/sth) quiet 安静下来; 使（某人[某事物]）安静, 平静
quiet a frightened horse 使受惊的马静下来. quiet, NOTE ON USAGE 用法
Quiet, silent and calm can all be applied to both people and things and generallyindicate the absence of a quality rather than the presence of something. *quiet, silent, calm三词用於人和事物均可, 通常指不具有某种性质, 而不指具有某种性质. A silent film has no speech and a silent machine makes no noise. *silent影片没有言语, 而silent机器没有噪声. The opposite of reading silently (or to oneself) is reading aloud. 与reading silently（或to oneself）（默读）相对的是reading aloud（读出声来）. Quiet can mean silent *quiet可意为silent
Quiet! Don´t make any noise! 静一静! 不要出声! It can also indicate a lack of disturbance 这个词还可指没有骚扰
a quiet road with few cars 没有什麽汽车经过的平静的道路.
Politicians must sometimes long for a quieter life. 政治家有时巴不得能过些清静日子. The opposite of quiet music is loudmusic. 与quiet music（轻柔的音乐）相对的是loud music（喧闹的音乐）. Still indicates the absence of movement *still意思是不动
Stand still! 站著别动! It may also suggest a lack of noise 这个词也可指没有噪声
a still night after a stormy day 白天风暴过後的寂静的夜晚. Acalm person shows no agitation in difficult circumstances.*calm形容人, 意为在困难情况下不慌里慌张. A calm sea has no, or only small, waves. *calm形容海洋, 意为没有波浪或只有波纹.
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