"silent as the grave" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 像墳墓一樣寂靜

Definition

用來形容地方、情況或人極為安靜，像墳墓一樣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

這是帶有文學色彩的比喻，用來強調極度安靜，像“死一般的寂靜”。多用於書面或描述性語境，口語較少用。

Examples

At night, the whole house was silent as the grave.

夜晚，整個房子**像墳墓一樣寂靜**。

When the teacher entered, the classroom became silent as the grave.

老師進來時，教室**像墳墓一樣寂靜**。

The street was silent as the grave after midnight.

午夜過後，街道**像墳墓一樣寂靜**。

You could hear a pin drop; the hall was silent as the grave.

連針掉地的聲音都聽得到，大廳**像墳墓一樣寂靜**。

After the shocking news, the office was silent as the grave for several minutes.

聽到這個令人震驚的消息後，辦公室**像墳墓一樣寂靜**了好幾分鐘。

As soon as the lights went out, the camp became silent as the grave.

燈一關，營地裡馬上**像墳墓一樣寂靜**。