quiet
US: /ˈkwaɪət/
UK: /kwˈaɪət/
English - Vietnamese dictionary
quiet /'kwaiət/- tính từ
- lặng, yên lặng, yên tĩnh
- trầm lặng
- nhã (màu sắc)
- quiet colours: màu nhã
- thái bình, yên ổn, thanh bình; thanh thản
- quiet times: thời đại thái bình
- quiet conscience: lương tâm thanh thản
- thầm kín, kín đáo
- to harbour quiet resentment: nuôi một mối oán hận thầm kín
- to keep something quiet: giữ kín một điều gì
- đơn giản, không hình thức
- a quiet dinner-party: bữa cơm thết đơn giản thân mật
- a quiet weeding: lễ cưới đơn giản không hình thức
- danh từ
- sự yên lặng, sự yên tĩnh, sự êm ả
- in the quiet of night: trong đêm khuya thanh vắng
- a few hours of quiet: một vài giờ phút êm ả
- sự yên ổn, sự thanh bình, sự thanh thản
- to live in quiet: sống trong cảnh thanh bình
- sự yên lặng, sự yên tĩnh, sự êm ả
- ngoại động từ
- làm êm, làm dịu, làm nín, vỗ về
- to quiet a fretful child: dỗ một em bé đang quấy
- làm êm, làm dịu, làm nín, vỗ về
- nội động từ
- (+ down) trở lại yên tĩnh, lắng xuống
- the city quieted down: thành phố trở lại yên tĩnh
- (+ down) trở lại yên tĩnh, lắng xuống
Advanced English dictionary
adjective, noun, verb+ adjective (quieter, quietest)
1 making very little noise: her quiet voice / footsteps + a quieter, more efficient engine + Could you keep the kids quiet while I'm on the phone? + He went very quiet (= did not say much) so I knew he was upset. + 'Be quiet,' said the teacher. + She crept downstairs (as) quiet as a mouse.
2 without many people or much noise or activity: a quiet house / street / town + They lead a quiet life. + Business is usually quieter at this time of year. + They had a quiet wedding. + The hotel is in a quiet location near the sea.
3 not disturbed; peaceful: to have a quiet drink + I was looking forward to a quiet evening at home.
4 (of a person) tending not to talk very much: She was quiet and shy.
5 (of a feeling or an attitude) definite but not expressed in an obvious way: He had an air of quiet authority.
quietly adverb: to speak / move quietly + I spent a few hours quietly relaxing. + He is quietly confident that they can succeed. + a quietly-spoken woman
quietness noun [U]: the quietness of the countryside + His quietness worried her.
Idioms: keep quiet about sth
keep sth quiet to say nothing about sth; to keep sth secret: I've decided to resign but I'd rather you kept quiet about it. + This story is too big to be kept quiet.
+ noun [U] the state of being calm and without much noise: the quiet of his own room + the quiet of the early morning + I go to the library for a little peace and quiet.
Idioms: on the quiet without telling anyone
Synonym: SECRETLY
He'd been meeting her on the quiet.
+ verb
~ (sb/sth) (down) (especially AmE) to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy: [V] The demonstrators quieted down when the police arrived. + [VN] He's very good at quieting the kids.
Thesaurus dictionary
adj.
1 silent, soundless, noiseless, hushed, still:
We have to be very quiet so as not to wake the children.
2 still, serene, silent, peaceful, unperturbed, calm, tranquil, placid, pacific, smooth, mild, restful, unagitated:
The sea was very quiet as we rowed towards the beach.
3 dormant, quiescent, inactive, retired, withdrawn, unobtrusive:
His last days were spent living a quiet life in the Outer Hebrides.
4 still, motionless, unmoving, fixed, stationary, at rest, inactive, composed, temperate, unexcited, calm:
There was a knock at the door and everyone suddenly became quiet.
n.
5 silence, stillness, soundlessness, noiselessness, hush, quietness, quietude, ease, rest, calmness, serenity, tranquillity, peace, peace of mind, repose:
In the quiet of the cave I could hear my heart beating.
v.
6 See quieten, below.
quietenv.
Often, quieten down. quiet (down), still, silence, hush, calm, tranquillize, lull:
He gradually quietened down the audience, and the curtain rose.
Collocation
ADJ.
comparative, relative
a period of comparative quiet
| sudden
VERB + QUIET
call for
A man's voice was calling for quiet.
| shatter
A machine gun shattered the quiet.
QUIET + VERB
follow
in the sudden quiet that followed the gunshot
PHRASES
peace and quiet
I'm going home for a bit of peace and quiet!
| a place/time of quiet
She made sure she had times of quiet in which to write.
1 with little or no noise; not talking
VERBS
be | become, fall, go, grow | lie, keep, remain, sit, stay
Just sit quiet for a moment, there's a good boy.
| keep sb/sth
Keep that dog quiet, will you!
ADV.
all, extraordinarily, extremely, really, remarkably, unusually, very
Suddenly the room went all quiet.
| absolutely, completely, perfectly | fairly, pretty, rather | enough | blissfully | deathly, eerily
The house was eerily quiet.
| dangerously, ominously
His voice was dangerously quiet as he asked the question.
| oddly, strangely, unnaturally
She went back to a strangely quiet house.
| uncharacteristically
PREP.
about
I knew I had to keep quiet about it.
PHRASES
nice (and) quiet
I was looking forward to a nice quiet afternoon.
2 without much activity
VERBS
be, look, seem | become | lie, remain, sit
Lie quiet for an hour and you'll feel better.
| keep sb/sth
Keep the patient as quiet as possible.
ADV.
extremely, very | comparatively, fairly, pretty, quite, rather, reasonably, relatively | enough
Things seemed quiet enough, but it was an uneasy calm.
Concise dictionary
quiets|quieted|quieting|quieter|quietest'kwaɪətnoun
+a period of calm weather
+an untroubled state; free from disturbances
+the absence of sound
+a disposition free from stress or emotion
verb
+become quiet or quieter
+make calm or still
adj.
+characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
+free of noise or uproar; or making little if any sound
+not showy or obtrusive
+in a softened tone
+(of a body of water) free from disturbance by heavy waves
+of the sun; characterized by a low level of surface phenomena like sun spots e.g.
adv.
+with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly')
