沉默寡言

[chén mò guǎ yán]

Chinese-English

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Definition:
AllAll,taciturntaciturn,reticentreticent,reservedreserved,taciturnitytaciturnity,reticencereticence,self-containedself-contained
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1.
When he returned he was morose and silent and it had been months before he felt he was ready to go to work again.
当再度出现时，他愁眉不展，沉默寡言，经过几个月之后，才觉得已经准备好可以重新工作了。
dāng zài dù chū xiàn shí , tā chóu méi bù zhǎn , chén mò guǎ yán , jīng guò jǐ gè yuè zhī hòu , cái jué de yǐ jīng zhǔn bèi hǎo kě yǐ chóng xīn gōng zuò le 。
2.
However, several times a day he telephones his wife and his taciturn manner is replaced by a sickly cooing.
然而，他一天会给妻子打好几次电话，他沉默寡言的风格变成了令人作呕的情话绵绵。
rán ér , tā yī tiān huì gěi qī zi dǎ hǎo jǐ cì diàn huà , tā chén mò guǎ yán de fēng gé biàn chéng le lìng rén zuò ǒu de qíng huà mián mián 。
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3.
For instance, if I covered up one side of her face, it seemed like she might be a little sad or reserved, almost secretive.
比如说，如果我遮起她的脸的一边儿，她看起来会有些悲伤或者说是沉默寡言的，几乎是遮遮掩掩的。
bǐ rú shuō , rú guǒ wǒ zhē qǐ tā de liǎn de yī biān er , tā kàn qǐ lái huì yǒu xiē bēi shāng huò zhě shuō shì chén mò guǎ yán de , jī hū shì zhē zhē yǎn yǎn de 。
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4.
Since reserve, a show of modesty and a sense of humor are part of his own nature, the typical Englishman tends to expect them in others.
因为沉默寡言、谦虚的表现和幽默感是英国人天生性格的组成部分，典型的英国人总是期望别人也具有这种品质。
yīn wèi chén mò guǎ yán 、 qiān xū de biǎo xiàn hé yōu mò gǎn shì yīng guó rén tiān shēng xìng gé de zǔ chéng bù fen , diǎn xíng de yīng guó rén zǒng shì qī wàng bié rén yě jù yǒu zhè zhǒng pǐn zhì 。
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5.
Despite feeling tired at the end of her workday, one mom began playing basketball with her teenage son because he seemed withdrawn.
尽管在一天工作之后感觉疲惫，一位妈妈还是会和她十几岁的儿子打篮球，因为他看来有些沉默寡言。
jǐn guǎn zài yī tiān gōng zuò zhī hòu gǎn jué pí bèi , yī wèi mā mā hái shì huì hé tā shí jǐ suì de ér zǐ dǎ lán qiú , yīn wèi tā kàn lái yǒu xiē chén mò guǎ yán 。
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6.
Since reserve and modesty are part of his own nature. the typical English tends to expect them in others.
由于沉默寡言、谦虚是其天性，典型的英国人往往期望别人也具有这些品质。
yóu yú chén mò guǎ yán 、 qiān xū shì qí tiān xìng , diǎn xíng de yīng guó rén wǎng wǎng qī wàng bié rén yě jù yǒu zhè xiē pǐn zhì 。
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7.
Even Hillary Clinton, not usually known for her reticence, was said to have been quiet on human rights, Taiwan and Tibet.
据说，就连一向不以沉默寡言著称的希拉里•克林顿（HillaryClinton），也在人权、台湾和西藏问题上保持了沉默。
jù shuō , jiù lián yí xiàng bù yǐ chén mò guǎ yán zhù chēng de xī lā lǐ • kè lín dùn ( HillaryClinton ) , yě zài rén quán 、 tái wān hé xī zàng wèn tí shàng bǎo chí le chén mò 。
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8.
She kept her silence as a teenager, nannying and doing household chores for whites who would look at her as if they owned her.
少年时期，她依然沉默寡言，替白人当保姆打杂务，听凭那些人主子一般地使唤她。
shào nián shí qī , tā yī rán chén mò guǎ yán , tì bái rén dāng bǎo mǔ dǎ zá wù , tīng píng nà xiē rén zhǔ zi yì bān de shǐ huàn tā 。
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9.
The ship's c apt ain was a man of few words, yet his intentions were always perfectly clear.
这条船的船长是个沉默寡言的人，然而他的意图总是绝对清楚的。
zhè tiáo chuán de chuán zhǎng shì gè chén mò guǎ yán de rén , rán ér tā de yì tú zǒng shì jué duì qīng chǔ de 。
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10.
He is quite down these days and seems to have something weighing heavily on his mind .
他这几天沉默寡言，看起来好象心事重重的。
tā zhè jǐ tiān chén mò guǎ yán , kàn qǐ lái hǎo xiàng xīn shì chóng chóng de 。
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