I need absolute silence when I'm working.

我工作时需要绝对的安静。

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I didn't know whether to interpret her silence as acceptance or refusal.

我不知该把她的沉默看作是接受还是拒绝。

《牛津词典》

I soon realized that silence was not unpleasant.

我很快意识到沉默并不会令人不快。

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But I was no help to myself. There was a moment of terrible silence.

VOA: special.2009.11.15

None. When you walk through that door it's an act of free will, and I will not have anything other than complete silence.

走过那道门,是你的自由，我不会做其他事,除非保持安静。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

It's because over the last two years since I last taught it, I've done a lot work in the area of silence.

因为上次课程结束后到现在的两年，我做了大量关于安静的研究。

哈佛公开课 - 幸福课课程节选

And as if I were waking from a trance, I pushed away the silence, I beat it down with a yes yes yes, of course of course.

NEWYORKER: History of a Disturbance

The more I struggled in silence to stay on top of my feelings, the more I hated myself and the calmer he became.

NEWYORKER: Hand on the Shoulder

As the air traffic died down, I finally found silence deep enough to get lost in.

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