汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 噤若寒蟬
jìn ruò hán chán
噤若寒蟬 (噤若寒蝉)
to keep quiet out of fear (idiom)
噤 Close up / It's like a blessing in the late autumn / Metaphor does not dare to speak because they are afraid
害怕 恐怖 恐懼 生怕 畏懼 懼怕 忌憚 畏怯 疑懼 膽寒 生恐
侃侃而談 口若懸河
形容不敢做声。
噤 jìn 若 ruò 寒 hán 蝉 (蟬) chán
EXAMPLE SENTENCES

虽经家人细心看护，仍噤若寒蝉。

Although nurses carefully after the family member, still kept silent.

在自然面前我们噤若寒蝉，就如同太阳底下渺小的蚂蚁。

In front of nature we are powerless, we are like little ants in the sun.

她们看样子都表示同意。这似乎是个严肃的时刻，大家都噤若寒蝉。

They all looked their assent; it seemed too awful a moment for speech.

他转过头看着这个噤若寒蝉的女孩，又重复了一遍他的问题。

He looked back at the abject, silent girl and repeated his question.

他的话完了，他的几个支持者拼命地鼓掌，而更多的人却噤若寒蝉，面面相觑。

As soon as he finished, his supporters applauded vigorously, but most of the masses were taken aback and exchanged doubtful glances.

然而，在“文字狱”猖獗横行的康乾时代，面对残酷的镇压，人们普遍噤若寒蝉，蒲氏的刺贪讽世的创作愈发显出勇气和胆识。

Faced with the brutal oppression, most people kept silent, save Pu Songling, whose literary creation revealed his courage through his sarcasm of the corrupt officials and the reality.

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