"dead silence" 怎么发音
expression
ˈdɛd/ /ˈsaɪɫəns
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dˈɛd/ /sˈaɪləns
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释义
Complete and total silence, with no sound at all. Often used to describe awkward or tense moments when nobody speaks.
IPA 音标
美式英语
ˈdɛd/ /ˈsaɪɫəns
英式英语
dˈɛd/ /sˈaɪləns
简化发音
美式
DED SY-luns
英式
DED SY-luns
语境中听
There was dead silence in the room after the teacher shouted.
Suddenly, a dead silence filled the theater.
After I dropped the glass, there was dead silence.
When I told my joke, there was dead silence—no one even cracked a smile.