silence

vt

1. 使安静；使缄默；消除噪音

• The police tried to silence the noisy crowd. 警方试图使喧闹的人群安静下来。

• The enemy's guns were silenced. 敌人的炮火被打哑了。

2. 使哑口无言；使停止发表意见

• Her new books silenced their critics. 她的新书使评论家们无话可说。