英语释义

1. forbearance from speech or noise muteness —often used interjectionally

2. absence of sound or noise stillness
in the silence of the night

3. absence of mention:

4. oblivion, obscurity

5. secrecy
weapons research was conducted in silence

6. to block the genetic expression of
RNA interference is a natural phenomenon. When a cell senses a double strand of RNA, it acts to silence any genes with the corresponding sequence of bases.
— Andrew Pollack

7. to compel or reduce to silence still
silenced the crowd

8. suppress
silence dissent

9. to cause to cease hostile firing or criticism
silence the opposition

10. a lack of sound or noise

11. a situation, state, or period of time in which people do not talk

12. a situation or state in which someone does not talk about or answer questions about something

13. to cause (someone or something) to stop speaking or making noise to cause (someone or something) to become silent

14. to stop (someone) from expressing opinions that are opposed to your own or from telling people about bad things that you have done

15. to stop (something) from being expressed or revealed

16. the state of keeping or being silent
The teacher motioned for silence.

17. the state of there being no sound or noise stillness

18. to stop the noise or speech of cause to be silent

19. suppress sense 1
The group tried to silence opposing views.

20. to block the genetic expression of suppress
the gene was silenced using the technique of RNA interference

21. the state of keeping or being silent especially forbearance from speech or comment

22. failure to make something known especially in violation of a duty to do so
acceptance by silence — see also estoppel by silence at estoppel sense 1

片语

silence is gold沉默是金

body silencing车身隔声

break the silence打破沉默；打破宁静

radio silence无线电寂静

conspiracy of silence保持缄默的密约

Silencing Nobody静寂无人

genes silencing基因沉默

in silence沉默地

silence is golden沈默是金

silencing arrangement消音装置

genic silencing基因沉默

elusive silencing空灵静寂

silencing self且被迫自我消音

keep silence保持沉默，保持安静

dead silence死亡的寂静

silencing splitter消声器

英汉例句

• These molecules can respond to environmental influences by silencing some genes and activating others as needed.

  这些分子可对环境的影响作出应答，根据需要令一些基因沉默，并激活其他基因。

• They hear the question in their head but have become extremely adept at silencing it.

  他们在自己头脑中听到过这个问题，但是极其适应地让它寂静无声。

• Interrupting the pathway at any point, either by silencing the genes responsible for the inflammasome formation or the gene for caspase-1, resulted in increased cell death.

  在任一点阻断这条通路，或者沉默与炎癥小体形成相关的基因或者编码半胱天冬酶- 1的基因，都能导致细胞死亡数目增加。

• Nipping conflict in the bud by silencing dark propaganda would do a lot of good.

  压制黑暗宣传，以达到把沖突扼杀在萌芽中的目的，这会有很大益处。

• Global warming scientists are under intense pressure to water down findings, and are then accused of silencing their critics.

  持全球变暖观点的科学家们承受要求他们弱化研究发现的巨大压力，之后科学家却被指责保持沉默，不发出反对声音。

• Lack of interest is the magic word when it comes to controlling and silencing thoughts.

  「缺乏兴趣地」是控制和静默思绪时的关键词。

• Sceptics point out that Swedish justice (crime novels aside) is not generally known for scheming ferocity, or for the permanent silencing of America’s foes.

  怀疑这一论点的人指出瑞典司法部门（犯罪小说里的情节不算）并不是那种栽赃嫁祸或者替美国灭口的部门。

• 「They are not silencing dissent - they are just」 ensuring tolerance 「and fighting」 hate.

  他们不是在压制异见者，而是在「要求忍耐」和鞭挞「邪恶」。

• The results suggest that gene silencing may be 「an efficient and more specific approach for therapy of liver fibrosis, 」 the report states.

  报告指出，得到的结果表明基因沉默可能是「一个有效的和更具体的治疗肝纤维化的方法」。

• Panahi is now exactly in the most creative phase of his life and by silencing him at this sensitive time, they are killing his art and talent.

  帕纳西正处于生命中的创造力旺盛的时期，他们在这个敏感时期令他沉默，这是在扼杀他的艺术和天才。

• The toxin particles block receptors on nerve endings, silencing the nerves and paralyzing surrounding muscles.

  该毒素的颗粒会阻碍神经末梢上受体的活动、抑制神经沖动进而导致周边肌肉群麻痹。

• The mature miRNA is incorporated into an RNA-induced silencing complex that binds to a target messenger RNA (mRNA).

  成熟microRNA与目标mRNA结合，形成了RNA诱导的基因沉默复合体。

• The gene silencing system can also be used to combat virus diseases, and biotechnology in general can help us produce more robust crops.

  基因沉默系统也可以用来治疗病毒疾病，总的来说生物技术能够帮助我们生产更多的茁壮的庄稼。

• The screen works by silencing each gene in turn to assess its effect on how well the drug works.

  筛选工作通过沉默每个基因来评估该基因在药物作用中的功能。

• When the team is kidnapped, the soldiers cut out the tongue of a local missionary as a way of silencing his prayers, and afterwards hold up the twitching bloody lump in glee.

  研究队遭绑架后，士兵们为了使传教士安静下来，割掉了他的舌头，随后又不无欢乐地将传教士扭曲的肢体悬挂示众。

• The scientists have used these complexes to visualize gene silencing in its natural context for the first time.

  科学家们第一次利用这些复合体在自然背景下观察基因沉默。

• But the study suggests that at least some drugs now being tested in clinical trials actually work not by silencing genes but by activating the immune system.

  但是该研究显示，至少有一些临床测试的药物实际工作原理不是通过基因沉默，而是激活免疫系统。

• Under King Bhumibol the silencing of opponents has been controversial, but many tolerate it out of respect.

  在普密蓬国王治下，让反对者噤声的做法一直有争议，但许多人因尊敬国王而隐忍。

• This silencing is why the DNA for, say, insulin is turned off in brain cells but active in pancreas cells.

  这种抑制作用就是为什么胰岛素基因在胰岛腺中试开启的而在大脑中是关闭的。

• Spurling makes this story a symbol of the archaeological process of 「recovering the remnants」 of Buck「s early life, but it is also a fable about male supremacy and the silencing of women」s voices.

  斯普林认为这本书对于还原赛珍珠早年生活是非常重要的，也是男性霸权和女性沉默的社会寓言。

• That is how I rationalized it back then, making my desire an entry in a strange moral accounting, and silencing my bad conscience.

  后来我为我的行为找到了合理的解释，把我的欲望记在一本奇怪的道德账目上，使我败坏的良心安静下来。

• They「re often alone on a floor, cleaning a vacant room, back to the door, the vacuum」s drone silencing all sound.

  她们常常独自在一层楼里，打扫空旷的房间，吸尘器的嗡嗡声盖过了一切声音。

相似词

dumbness无言，沉默

muteness无言；哑

stillness静止；沉静