沉默

通常都很沉默的史密斯夫人决定自己给总统写信。

Mrs. Smith , normally a reticent woman , took it upon herself to write to the President .

从此，他变得更沉默了。

He has become even more reticent since then .

你保持沉默，我们是否可以据此而推断出你不赞成？

Can we deduce from your silence that you do not approve ?

沉默了很长时间她才开口。

There was a long silence before she spoke .

她的话讲完后，接下来便是难堪的沉默。

Her remark was followed by an embarrassed silence .

她出庭时行使了自己保持沉默的权利。

When she appeared in court she exercised her right to remain silent .

在整个审讯过程中，他始终沉默以保持尊严。

Throughout his trial he maintained a dignified silence .

我不知该把她的沉默看作是接受还是拒绝。

I didn 't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal .

她的沉默使他更加愤怒了。

Her silence infuriated him even more .

她的沉默里充满了批评之意。

Her silences were pregnant with criticism .

沉默似乎是上策。

It seemed politic to say nothing .

在外界看来，公司在这个问题上保持沉默便是承认有罪。

The company 's silence on the subject has been taken as an admission of guilt .

有一阵令人焦虑的沉默。

There was a fraught silence .

一阵令人尴尬的沉默。

There was an awkward silence .

接着沉默了一会儿。

There followed a short silence .

她拿起电话，但对方只有不祥的沉默。

She picked up the phone but there was an ominous silence at the other end .

他的沉默令我们心里发慌。

His silence unnerved us .

被告人的沉默权对警方的权力是一种至关重要的抗衡。

The accused 's right to silence was a vital counterbalance to the powers of the police .

沉默持续了很长时间，而我父亲看上去面带愧色。

There was a long silence , and my father looked shamefaced .

电话那头出现了不祥的沉默。

There was an ominous silence at the other end of the phone

索恩整理着一些本无须整理的文件，沉默还在延续。

The silence lengthened as Thorne unnecessarily shuffled some papers .

亚历克斯的沉默伤害了她，让她不知所措。

The silence from Alex had hurt and bewildered her .

当我们向大家寻求建议时，得到的只是一片死寂的沉默。

When we ask people for suggestions we get a deafening silence .

政府收买工人让其保持沉默。

The government bribed the workers to be quiet .

他们似乎认为应该对她的罪行保持沉默。

They seem to think her crimes should be passed over in silence .

他要么陷入长时间的沉默，要么变得简慢无礼。

He lapsed into long silences or became offensively off-hand

不知什么缘故，他最近十分沉默，有点异样。

He 's been very quiet and withdrawn , sort of different , somehow

他们讥讽着，喊叫着，打破了惯常的那一分钟沉默。

They interrupted the customary one minute 's silence with jeers and shouts .

沉默背后的骇人真相慢慢显露出来。

The chilling facts behind this veil of silence were slow to emerge .

由于不确定这句话究竟是什么意思，赖尔选择了保持沉默。

Unsure of the meaning of this remark , Ryle chose to remain silent