refuse to talk or stop talking; fall silent;

"The children shut up when their father approached"

but whoso hearkeneth unto me shall dwell safely, and shall be quiet from fear of evil.

惟有听从我的，必安然居住，得享安静，不怕灾祸。

a sunday school teacher asked her children as they were on the way to a church service, 「why is it necessary to be quiet in church?」

一位主日学校的老师在去教堂的路上问她的孩子们：「为什么在教堂里要保持安静啊？」

be quiet for a minute. i want to think.

安静一会儿，让我想一想。

it is conceivable that animals who are too stupid to be quiet on their own initiative are, during periods of high risk, immobilized by the implacable arm of sleep.

可以想像得出，在危险的时刻，那些由于太愚笨而不能自动保 持安静的动物，会不由自主地变得动弹不得。

just taking a few minutes to be quiet and think about these things will make you appreciate the little things more.

每天你只需要花上一点点时间就能够保持安静，并且只要你认真规划这些小事，这样的话你就会感觉到你喜欢生活了。

as a result, there’s no self-esteem for the girls because they’re meant to be subservient, to be quiet and sit at the back of the classroom.

结果是，女童没有自信心，因为人们认为她们应该是顺从的，安静的，应该坐在教室的后面。

now, there are good practical reasons to want to be quiet while studying.

现在，有充分的实际理由，要求学习时保持安静。

i actually thought this year will be quiet - because of the 「crisis」, and planned to write some articles, books, doing some research and just enjoying 「hacking」 some cool not-commercial stuff.

因为「危机」，我本以为今年会是安静的一年，我本计划写些文章、书、做些研究或者凭着兴趣「hacking」一些cool的且非商业的东西。

be quiet or silent – sometimes the best intervention is not to intervene at all ( tobias mayer)

保持安静或者沉默——有时候最好的参与就是不参与(tobiasmayer)

the kids stayed, crammed into the car and tried to be quiet while i tried to convince whomever would listen that i was willing to learn or do anything.

孩子们拥挤地留在车里，在我试图使人们相信我什么都愿意干什么都愿意学时，他们努力着保持安静。