"hush" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 安静
• 使安静

Definition

它可以用来让别人安静下来，也可以表示一种平静、安静的状态。它还可以作动词，表示让某人停止说话或哭泣。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

作为感叹词时，'Hush!' 语气直接但较温和，常对小孩说。作名词时，常见于 'a hush fell over the room'。作动词时，常用于 'hush a baby' 或 'hush someone up'；其中 'hush up' 也可表示把事情压下来、不让人知道。

Examples

Hush, the baby is sleeping.

**安静**，宝宝在睡觉。

The teacher told the class to hush.

老师叫全班**安静下来**。

A sudden hush filled the room.

房间里突然一片**寂静**。

She picked up the crying child and tried to hush him.

她抱起正在哭的孩子，想把他**哄安静**。

As soon as the lights went out, a hush fell over the crowd.

灯一灭，人群中立刻陷入一阵**寂静**。

They tried to hush up the story before it reached the news.

他们试图在事情上新闻之前把它**压下来**。