quiet
adjective uk/ˈkwaɪ.ət/ us/ˈkwaɪ.ət/
A2 静的，安静的;轻轻的
making very little noise
She spoke in a quiet voice so as not to wake him. 她轻声说话，以免吵醒他。
It's so quiet without the kids here. 孩子们不在，这里真安静。
Please be quiet (= stop talking)! 请安静！
Could you keep quiet while I'm on the phone, please? 我打电话时你能不出声吗？
She was as quiet as a mouse (= very quiet). I didn't even know she'd come in. 她安静如鼠，我都没注意到她进门。
Note: Do not confuse with quite.
A2 平静的，宁静的
having little activity or excitement and few people
a quiet, peaceful little village 宁静太平的小村庄
It was a quiet wedding, with just a few friends and relations. 那是一个平静的婚礼，只有几位朋友和亲戚在场。
Business is quiet during the holidays. 节假日期间生意很清淡。
B1 寡言的，话不多的
A quiet person is one who does not talk much
He was a quiet, almost taciturn, young man. 他是个文静、几乎不怎么说话的年轻人。
keep (something) quietC2 （对…）守口如瓶；（对…）保密
to try to stop other people from finding out about a fact
She managed to keep the operation quiet for a while. 她设法使得该行动在一段时间内保密。
Davies kept quiet about the amount of money being spent. 戴维斯对所花的钱款数额守口如瓶。
- More examples
- The party turned out to be a quiet affair.
- If you don't have anything constructive to say, I'd rather you kept quiet.
- The evening was very pleasant, albeit a little quiet.
- She has a quiet dignity about her.
- That'll do, Timothy! Please just sit down and keep quiet.
quiet
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkwaɪ.ət/ us/ˈkwaɪ.ət/
B2 安静，静谧
the state of being silent
Let's have some quiet! 让我们安静一会吧！
I go camping for some peace and quiet (= absence of activity and excitement). 我去野营躲清净。
Idiom
on the quietidiom informal 秘密地，不为人注意地，暗地里
secretly
His wife found out he'd been seeing someone on the quiet. 他妻子发现他一直在偷偷地和别人约会。
quiet
verb [ I or T ] US /ˈkwaɪ.ət/ /ˈkwaɪ.ət/ (UK quieten)
（使）平静；（使）安静
to (cause someone to) become calmer or less noisy
The barking dogs quieted when they recognized me. 认出我来后，那些吠叫的狗安静了下来。