【quiet音标】 英[ˈkwaɪət] 美[ˈkwaɪət]
【单词释义】 quiet是什么意思：
adj.安静的；轻声的；清静的；平静的；僻静的；不起眼的；不激动的
vt.&vi.安静下来，使…安静，平静
vt.减轻（病痛、疑虑、恐惧等）；[法律]确定（产权等）
prep.克制的，稳重的，不张扬的
n.[U]安静；宁静；寂静
adv.安静地，平静地
[单词分级] 中考英语词汇
[第三人称单数] quiets
[单词现在分词] quieting
[单词过去式] quieted
[单词过去分词] quieted
[比较级] quieter [最高级] quietest
【关联词/派生词】
quiescent adj.静止的；静态的；休眠的；不活动的
quietly adv. 安静地；悄悄地，不张扬地；轻声地，低声地；轻轻地
quietness n. [U] 平静，安静
【近义词解析】
◇ 平静的，安静的
calm (adj. 平静的，镇静的)：普通用词，指天气无风的或海洋等风平浪静的，也可指人镇定沉着、心平气和的。
pacific (adj. [文]宁静的，平静的)：多指某段时间或某个场所、环境等安静的，无令人担忧或激动之事。The night was pacific.
peaceful (adj. 安静的，安宁的；和平的)：普通用词，用于形容不为外界因素所刺激或扰乱的平静状态，也可指不涉及暴力的。
quiet (adj. 安静的，平静的)：普通用词，指环境等很安静、几乎或完全没有噪音的，也可指不被打扰、安谧恬静的；用于人时则表示性情温和文静的。
silent (adj. 寂静的，无声的)：指没有任何声音的，或不弄出任何声响的。We hiked through a silent pine forest.
still (adj. 寂静的；静止的)：指环境等非常安静、几乎或全然无声的，也可指人静止不动的。
【单词例句】
◇ When the princess heard this, she got very angry. She seized the frog in her hand and threw him against the wall. She said, "You will be quiet now, I hope, you ugly frog."
公主听到这些话时，非常地生气。她把青蛙捉在手上扔向墙壁。她说：“我希望你现在能安静一点，丑陋的青蛙。”
---- The Frog Prince
◇ He walked on still further, and it was so quiet that he could hear his own breath.
他继续向里寻去，一切都静得出奇，连自己的呼吸都清晰可闻。
---- Little Brier-Rose
◇ Kuang reached Toronto which lies slightly near the border at a misty dawn. There was frost and the broad downtown streets were very quiet. Though it was early, Kuang phoned his schoolmate in a booth nearby at once rather than waiting for him to come. They had a good time together.
光在一个薄雾笼罩的黎明到达稍稍接近边境的多伦多，地上有霜，宽阔的市区街道很安静。尽管还很早，光却不愿等待，立刻就在附近电话亭给同学打了个电话。他们在一起度过了美好的时光。
◇ Along a quiet residential street on the outer edges of Beijing, a yellow and black cube about the size of a small washing machine trundles leisurely to its destination.
在北京郊区僻静的居民区里，一辆黄黑相间的立方形小车正悠闲地驶向目的地。小车大概有一台小型洗衣机大小。
---- 'Little yellow horse' robot delivers useful service in China
◇ While her colleagues still socialise during the work day, the office space is quieter and more concentrated, and "water-cooler chats" are briefer. "I am feeling significantly better equipped when I begin the work week now." she says.
尽管她的同事们仍然会在工作日进行一些社交活动，但是办公室变得安静了，人们工作时的注意力更集中了，办公室里的闲聊时间也变短了。她说：“现在当我开始一周的工作时，我感觉自己精力更充沛了。
---- New Zealand employees try four-day week
◇ When sitting in a quiet theatre or a packed train, stifling a sneeze by holding the nose and closing the mouth may seem like the courteous option
当你坐在安静的剧院或拥挤的列车上时，用捂鼻子或紧闭嘴巴的方法把喷嚏憋回去似乎是个有礼貌的选择。
---- Don't hold in a sneeze, It could be the death of you
◇ A listen to these words, was noisy in the hall immediately grew quiet.
一听这番话，本来吵吵闹闹的大厅里立刻变得鸦雀无声。