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silent

/ˈsaɪlənt/

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●give sb/get the ˈsilent treatment

refuse to talk to sb, usually because you are angry with them; be treated in this way 不理睬某人；被置之不理

◆Are you going to talk to me now, or are you still giving me the silent treatment?
现在你是打算和我谈谈呢，还是继续对我不理不睬？

●(as) ˌsilent as the ˈgrave

without any noise at all 静得像坟墓；悄无声息；寂静无声

◆The playground, which had been filled with the noises of children at play, suddenly became silent as the grave.
之前曾充满孩子喧闹声的操场突然鸦雀无声了。

●the ˌsilent maˈjority

the large number of people in a country who think the same as each other, but do not express their views publicly 沉默的大多数（不公开发表意见的广大群众）

◆The government is appealing to the silent majority to support its foreign policy.
政府恳请沉默的民众支持其外交政策。

ORIGIN The US President, Richard Nixon, used this phrase during the Vietnam War. 这个短语为美国总统理查德 ∙ 尼克松在越战期间所使用。

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