silence

I need absolute silence when I'm working.

我工作时需要绝对的安静。

There was an awkward silence.

一阵令人尴尬的沉默。

They finished their meal in total silence.

他们默不作声地吃完饭。

We sat at the dinner table in silence, preferring that to speaking in a difficult language.

我们坐在餐桌旁沉默不语，宁愿那样也不愿使用一种难懂的语言说话。

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

在外界看来，公司在这个问题上保持沉默便是承认有罪。

But many women suffer in silence over problems like Carol's.

但许多女性默默忍受着像卡罗尔这样的问题。

The long silence about the sinking of the Wilhelm Gustloff was probably unavoidable — and necessary.

对于威廉·古斯塔夫号沉没的长时间沉默可能是不可避免的，也是必要的。

The phone call came after months of silence.

几个月没有音信之后，打来了一个电话。