abscond quietly; cease all public activities; cease to make public appearances; disappear (/withdraw) from the scene; be (/go into) hiding; go to the winds;keep silent and lie low; make oneself scarce; stay in concealment; vanish without leaving any trace;/特務(wù)被嚇得～了。(羅廣斌、楊益言《紅巖》294)The terrified warders were as quiet as mice. ? 經(jīng)過袁世凱這樣連續(xù)的捧場，民國元年間一度消聲匿跡的王公大臣們，又穿戴起蟒袍補褂、紅頂馬翎，……(愛新覺羅·溥儀《我的前半生》87)These attentions from Yuan Shikai encouraged those princes and former Qing officials who had been lying low throughout the first year of the Republic to put on their robes with official insignia and to wear their red hat buttons and peacock feathers; …
銷聲匿跡
keep silent and lie low;disappear from the scene
銷聲匿跡xiāo shēnɡ nì jī
銷：減少，消除；匿：隱瞞。形容隱藏起來或不公開露面。disappear from the scene, fly low, go to the winds, abscond quietly