汉英词典
Chinese-English Dictionary
MEANING OF 沉默寡言
沉默寡言
habitually silent (idiom) / reticent / uncommunicative
沉默 Silent / 寡 less / Quietly, rarely speak
沉默不出声;寡少。不声不响,很少说话。
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES

他是个沉默寡言的人。

He is a man of few words.

台下她是个害羞、沉默寡言的人。

She was a shy and retiring person off-stage.

她的丈夫变得沉默寡言而且喜怒无常。

Her husband had become withdrawn and moody.

研究表明,许多抑郁的人倾向于沉默寡言

Research shows that many depressed people tend to withdraw into themselves.

他是那种强悍而沉默寡言的人。

He's the strong silent type.

鲍勃沉默寡言,不是个爱出风头的人。

Bob was a quiet type, not one to push himself forward.

她伯父是一个沉默寡言的美国式农民。

Her uncle was a silent, uncommunicative Yankee farmer.

他起初以一种有点沉默寡言的情绪面对新闻界。

He faced the press, initially, in a somewhat subdued mood.

球场下齐达内沉默寡言,他的球技和日臻完美。

Though Zidane is very quiet off the field, he steps up his performance.

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。

She kept her silence as a teenager, nannying and doing household chores for whites who would look at her as if they owned her.