hush
verb
noun
hʌʃ
verb
1
hush
spoken
used
to
tell
people
to
be
quiet
or
to
comfort
a
child
who
is
crying
or
upset
【口】
嘘〔用于叫人别出声或哄小孩子〕
Hush,
now.
Try
to
get
to
sleep.
嘘，别哭了。 睡吧。
2
to
make
someone
stop
shouting,
talking,
crying
etc
[书面] 使安静（下来）
T | written
Ella
asked
them
to
hush
their
voices.
埃拉叫他们别作声了。
3
to
stop
shouting,
talking
etc
[书面] 安静（下来）
I | written
The
audience
hushed
as
he
stepped
onto
the
stage.
当他走上舞台时，观众安静了下来。
4
to
prevent
people
from
knowing
about
something
dishonest
or
immoral
隐瞒，遮掩〔不诚实或不道德之事〕;
The
whole
affair
was
hushed
up
by
the
government.
政府隐瞒了整个事件。
noun
5
a
period
of
silence,
especially
when
people
are
expecting
something
to
happen
寂静，安静〔尤在人们期待某事发生时〕
singular 单数
A
sudden
hush
fell
over
the
crowd.
人群突然变得鸦雀无声。
6
a bit of hush
used
to
ask
people,
especially
noisy
children,
to
be
quiet
[英，口] 安静一点〔尤要求吵闹的小孩〕
BrE spoken
Let’s
have
a
bit
of
hush
,
please,
gentlemen.
先生们，请大家安静一点。