"dead silence" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 死一般的寂静
• 死寂

Definition

完全没有声音的安静。常用来描述尴尬或紧张的时候，大家都不说话。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

强调完全没有声音，带有戏剧性色彩。常用于突发状况、尴尬或紧张气氛，也可用于正式或非正式场合。比“完全安静”更具冲击力。

Examples

There was dead silence in the room after the teacher shouted.

老师大喊后，教室里一片**死一般的寂静**。

Suddenly, a dead silence filled the theater.

突然，剧院里弥漫着一片**死寂**。

After I dropped the glass, there was dead silence.

我打碎杯子后，出现了**死一般的寂静**。

When I told my joke, there was dead silence—no one even cracked a smile.

我讲完笑话后，现场一片**死寂**，没人笑一下。

The announcement was followed by dead silence—everyone was too shocked to speak.

宣布消息后，大家都被震惊了，出现了一片**死寂**。

There was this dead silence before someone finally dared to answer.

有人终于开口回答前，现场都是**死一般的寂静**。