| 釋義 |
hush /hAj; hA vt, vi [VP2A, 15A, B] make or become silent or quiet: 使肅器; 使安靜; 變?yōu)榘察o: H~! Be silent! 肅靜! She ~ed the baby to sleep. 她使嬰兒安靜入睡。 ~ sth up. prevent it from becoming public knowledge: 秘府不宣: She tried unsuccessfully to ~ up the fact that her husband was an ex-convict. 她企圖隱瞞她丈夫以前犯過案的事實,但未成功。 n a/the ~, silence; stillness: M靜;安靜: in the - of night. 在夜的寂料中。 There was a sudden ~. 突然點靜下來。 ' ~- money n money paid to ~ sth up (usu sth scandalous or discreditable). (為防止某人泄露丑聞或不名譽之事等而予以賄賂之) 緘口錢; 遮羞費。,~ -' ~ a# (colloq) (to be) kept very secret: (俗) 極秘密的; 需要高度保密的: a ~- ~ affair. 極秘密的事。 |