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quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ (quieting,quieted,quieter,quiets,quietest)

1. ADJ Someone or something that is quiet makes only a small amount of noise. 轻声的; 安静的
Tania kept the children reasonably quiet and contented. 塔妮娅把孩子们料理得安心而满足。
2. quietlyADV 轻声地; 安静地[ADV with v]
"This is goodbye, isn't it?" she said quietly. “这就算告别了，不是吗？”她轻声地说道。
3. ADJ If a place is quiet, there is very little noise there. 寂静的
She was received in a small, quiet office. 她在一间寂静的小办公室里受到接见。
4. quietnessN-UNCOUNT 寂静
I miss the quietness of the countryside. 我怀念农村的寂静。
5. ADJ If a place, situation, or time is quiet, there is no excitement, activity, or trouble. 平静的; 清静的
...a quiet rural backwater. …一个清静的乡间隐蔽处。
6. quietlyADV 平静地; 清静地[ADV with v]
His most prized time, though, will be spent quietly on his farm. 不过，他最珍贵的时光将在自己的农场上平静地度过。
7. N-UNCOUNT Quiet is silence. 安静
He called for quiet and announced that the next song was in our honour. 他要求静下来，并宣布下一首歌是献给我们的。
8. ADJ If you are quiet, you are not saying anything. 不出声的[v-link ADJ]
I told them to be quiet and go to sleep. 我叫他们不要说话，去睡觉。
9. quietlyADV 不出声地[ADV with v]
Amy stood quietly in the doorway watching him. 艾米一声不响地站在门口看着他。
10. ADJ A quiet person behaves in a calm way and is not easily made angry or upset. 冷静的; 不易动怒的
He's a nice quiet man. 他是个冷静的好男人。
11. V-T/V-I [美国英语] →see quieten , quieten
12. PHRASE If you keep quiet about something or keep something quiet, you do not say anything about it. 保守秘密
I told her to keep quiet about it. 我叫她对此保守秘密。
13. PHRASE If something is done on the quiet, it is done secretly or in such a way that people do not notice it. 秘密地
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。