安靜的：quiet有幾種意思

Every kitten grows up to be a cat. They seem so harmless at first. Small, quiet, lapping up their saucer of milk. Butonce their claws get long enough, they draw blood. Sometimes from the hand that feeds them.

——House of Cards

每隻小貓都會長大，一開始看起來都很無害，幼小，安靜，舔着淺盤裏的牛奶。但爪子長到足夠長了，貓就會傷人，有時甚至會撓養貓人的手。 

——《紙牌屋》 

一、你知道quiet有幾種含義嗎？

adj.

1.安靜的，輕聲的，沉默的 making very little noise

He is a quiet and shy pupil.

他是一個安靜的、非常害羞的小學生。

2.寧靜的，安定的，平靜的 not disturbed; peaceful

What a treat to get into the peace and quiet of the country.

進入這鄉間和平和寧靜的環境真是難得的樂事。

3.祕密的，不公開的 without many people or much noise or activity

Can I have a quiet word with you, son?

孩子，我能和你私下談一談嗎？

4.文靜的，溫和的 tending not to talk very much

He is very quiet, but his sister is a real live wire.

他很文靜，但是他的妹妹實在太活躍了.。

5.（衣服、顏色等）素淨的 unobtrusive, conservative

Wallpaper with patterns of quiet colors is especially loved by intellectuals.

花色素淨的牆紙，特別受到知識分子的歡迎。

n.

1.安靜，寂靜 [U] the quality or state of being quiet

Darkness and quiet conduce to sleep.

黑暗與安靜有助於睡眠。

2.安穩，和平 [U] safe 

Active faults or tectonic lines are clear boundaries between a very active region and a quiet region.

活動斷層或構造線是強烈活動已和平靜區之間的清晰邊界。

v.

1.使安靜，使平息 [T] to cause to be quiet

The unruly crowd became even more boisterous when he tried to quiet them.

他試圖使那些橫蠻任性的人們安靜下來，可他們卻吵嚷得更加厲害。

2.撫慰，安慰 [T] to make secure by freeing from dispute or question

3.平靜下來(+down) [I] to become quiet — usually used with down

The wind dropped and the sea quieted.

風勢減弱了，海面平靜下來。

二、詞義辨析：還有哪些形容詞能表示“平靜的”的意思呢

quiet, calm, silent, still, noiseless, peaceful, serene

這些形容詞均含“平靜的，無聲無息”之意。

quiet普通用詞，指沒有喧鬧、活動或騷亂的寂靜狀態。

calm普通用詞，既可指天氣、海洋等的平靜狀態，又可指人的鎮定沉着、不慌亂，不受外界影響和情緒支配。

silent普通用詞，指緘默不語或無聲無息。

still指平靜而又安定的狀態。

noiseless指無任何噪音或不出聲，無聲無息。

peaceful普通用詞，指一種不受外物擾亂和刺激的內在寧靜或和平狀態。

serene指一種超脫一切煩惱的寧靜狀態。

三、下面我們來學習一下含有quiet的常見短語

keep quiet

對...守口如瓶；不聲張；保密

quiet down

安靜下來,平靜下來

四、最後，來做個填詞遊戲

Everywhere seemed to be _____.

到處似乎都很安靜。