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.
🎯 考研助记
鹅(e)移到里面就相当(quite) 安静了
🔁 扩展释义
*['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
📖 同为「小学」词汇
dailyadj. 每日的，日常的;一日的;每日一次的;每个工作日的;
n. 日报;（不寄宿的）仆人，白天做家务的女佣;
adv. 每日;逐日;每周日;日复一日地;
I want to welcome you all here for the fourth annual meeting of our Asian sales staff.
欢迎所有来参加我们亚洲推销员第四届年会的代表。
A telescope would have to be as far away as the planet Jupiter to look for life in outer space, because the dust becomes thinner the further we travel towards the outer edges of our own solar system.