"reduce to silence" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 使无言以对
• 使沉默

Definition

让某人说不出话，通常是因为吃惊、在辩论中被击败，或感到尴尬。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

通常用于正式、书面或文学场合，指因争论或震惊而让人无话可说。口语中常用'说不出话'。

Examples

Her answer reduced everyone to silence.

她的回答**使**大家**无言以对**。

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

老师严厉的语气**让**吵闹的班级**安静下来**。

He was reduced to silence by the shocking news.

他被这个震惊的消息**弄得无言以对**。

Her clever argument quickly reduced her opponent to silence.

她聪明的辩论**让**对手**无言以对**。

The audience was reduced to silence at the end of the powerful speech.

强有力的演讲结束时，观众们**鸦雀无声**。

When she told her secret, it reduced the whole group to silence.

当她说出秘密时，全组人都**沉默了下来**。