| 单词 | quietly |
| 释义 | Word family noun quiet disquiet quietness quietism quietude adjective quiet verb quieten quiet adverb quietly qui·et·ly /ˈkwaɪətli/ ●●● S3 W3 adverb 1 QUIETwithout making much noise 轻声地，悄声地；静静地 Rosa shut the door quietly. 罗莎悄悄关上门。 ‘I’m sorry, ’ she said quietly. “对不起。”她轻声说道。 a quietly-spoken man (=one who always speaks quietly) 说话轻柔的男人2 ATTENTIONin a way that does not attract attention 悄悄地，不张扬地 The mayor had been aiming to quietly turn over control of the city’s water to private business interests. 市长一直想悄悄地把该市的供水控制权交给私营企业。 The government hoped that their early mishandling of the crisis could be quietly forgotten. 政府希望他们早前处理危机的失误能无声无息地被人淡忘。3 without protesting, complaining, or fighting 安静地〔指不抗议、不抱怨、不吵架〕 Now are you gonna come quietly, or do I have to use force? 你是乖乖地过来，还是非要我动武才行？ Speculation is growing that Grogan will be replaced at the end of the season, and he is unlikely to go quietly. 越来越多的人猜测格罗根将在本赛季结束时被替换掉，而他是不会善罢甘休的。4 quietly confident especially British EnglishCONFIDENT fairly confident of success, but without talking proudly about it 〔对成功〕暗中有信心的 Adam came out of the interview feeling quietly confident. 亚当面试后出来，心中很有把握。Examples from the Corpusquietly• "I'm sorry, " she said quietly.• Compared with them, however, Harry possessed one crucial advantage: the right to decide that he would not go quietly.• I sat quietly and listened to their exchange.• I moved quietly and slowly, pressing myself against the outer wall of the building.• The meeting was quietly arranged to avoid reporters.• Insects, worn out after a night of chirping, were quietly asleep.• The patrol moves quietly from its position of all-round defence.• The film is quietly handed over to the Flag Day chairman, and his office distributes it.• When he wins, he looks quietly pleased.quietly forgotten• The puzzles of East Elloe well therefore probably be quietly forgotten.come quietly• The earth is coming quietly and darkly up from a great depth, Still under the surface.• At about 4.55 they came quietly and nervously from each community - right up to where the inspector and I stood.• He fought bravely until the end, which came quietly in a New York hospital.• The door of her sitting room opened and Stephen Lampart came quietly in.• Some one came quietly out of the crowd and spoke to the other officer, looking at me.• Swish, swish, the noise came quietly through to me.qui·et·ly adverbChineseSyllable making noise without much Corpus |
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