كيف تنطق "reduce to silence"

expression

rih-DOOS tuh SY-lens

rih-DYOOS too SY-lens

التعريف

To make someone unable to say anything, often because they are surprised, defeated in an argument, or embarrassed.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ɹəˈdus/, /ɹiˈdus/, /ɹɪˈdus/ /ˈtu/, /tə/, /tɪ/ /ˈsaɪɫəns

الإنجليزية البريطانية

ɹɪdjˈuːs/ /tˈuː/ /sˈaɪləns

أمريكي

rih-DOOS tuh SY-lens

بريطاني

rih-DYOOS too SY-lens

Her answer reduced everyone to silence.

The teacher's strict tone reduced the noisy class to silence.

He was reduced to silence by the shocking news.

Her clever argument quickly reduced her opponent to silence.