- 词义辨析
still, calm, peaceful, quiet, silent
这组形容词共同的意思是“安静”“平静”“寂静”。它们的区别在于:
1.在修饰环境时各词所指的状态为:calm指风平浪静; peaceful指没有战争或骚乱; quiet指没有吵闹干扰; still指完全没有声音。例如:
The sea was calm yesterday.昨天海水是平静的。
Countries should settle their disputes by peaceful means.各国应通过和平手段解决他们的争端。
Differences among them could have been reconciled by them through peaceful consultations.他们中间的分歧本来可以由他们和平协商调解。
He had a bad headache and needed being quiet.他头疼得厉害,需要安静。
Everything was deadly still.万籁俱寂。
2.在修饰人时:calm指人心平气和,毫不激动; peaceful表示“安详的”“温和的”; quiet指性情温和、安静等,有时也指人的闲散或不活动; still指“一动不动”; silent侧重“沉默”“不说话”,但不一定不动。例如:
The teacher is peaceful when the student appeared.当这个学生出现时,这个老师很温和。
We should keep quiet in the hospital.在医院里我们应该保持安静。
His hands were never still.他的双手一刻也不停。
We've been silent for too long. It's time to speak out.我们沉默得太久了,现在是大胆地发表意见的时候了。
She sat silent in her own room.她在自己的房间里一动不动地坐着。
still, already
这两个词意思相近,但already指比预想的时间早, still指比预想的时间长。试比较以下两个句子：
The coffee is cold already.
咖啡已经凉了。
The coffee is still hot.
咖啡还热着。
still, yet
这两个词共同的意思是“还”“仍”。
1.still表示某事还在继续; yet则表示某事尚未完成。
2.在肯定句中多用still; 在否定句中多用yet。
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Presently the wind of Death was stilled, and the light shone out and filled the darkness.
那阵刮来的阴风不久便平静止息, 烛光重新射出,驱走了黑暗.
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The enterprise stilled information is included in the enterprise internal and external information.
企业逸出信息包括企业内部信息和企业外部信息。
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However, their chirrupings will be stilled before long by the thunder of the cannonade.
然而, 他们的窃窃私议不久将被雷鸣般的炮声所淹没.
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The room was very quiet. Even the sound of the abacus was stilled.
屋子里宁静了片刻,算盘珠子的声音也已经停止了.
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My frame takes no rest by night; my inward parts seethe and will not be stilled.
夜间痛苦刺透我骨, 我的脉络都不得安息.
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There was not even a zephyr stirring; the dead noonday heat had even stilled the songs of the birds;
树林里纹丝不动，中午的闷热，令人窒息，连树上的鸟儿都停止了歌唱。
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所有家庭生活，友谊，恋爱感，甚至荣誉的脉脉温情在他的心中都应完全制止。
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他感到，这沉寂就是上帝的审判，天地万物在公正而可怕的神谴面前变得寂静无声。
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- 相关词组
- stock still完全静止地，不动地;
- still birth死产
- stand still站着不动，停滞不前;静止不动;
- still life arrangement大型静物摄影布置
- still more更加;
- accumulator still缓冲罐[釜];
- still further更加；更;
- hold still静止不动;
- Still water静水;
- still water runs deep静水流深
- stop still停住不动;
- still lifesn.静物( still life的名词复数 );
- still lifen.静物;
- as still as death极静;
- still camera静物相机
- and still虽然…但是…; 但是（仍）…;
- still less更少;
- still active仍然活跃;
- worse still更糟糕的是;更坏;
- still standing静置;
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- listen to this 听这个;听听这个;
- unique adj.唯一的；独一无二的;独特的；罕见的;（某人、地或事物）独具的，特有的n.独一无二的人[物,事实]
- bent adj.弯曲的;折断的;驼背的;不正派的;n.才能;爱好;
- four num.四;四个人（或事物）的一组;得四分的一击;四人赛艇的全体成员；四人赛艇;
- but conj.但是;而是;除了;只因为;prep.除…以外;
- my mother 我的妈妈;我的母亲;母亲;我母亲;妈妈
- building n.建筑物;楼房;房屋;建筑（艺术或行业）;v.build的现在分词;
- fortnight n.两星期，十四天;
- worn adj.用旧(坏)的;筋疲力尽的;
- war n.战争;战争期间;斗争;论战;
- undivided adj.未分开的;全神贯注的;一心一意的;得到某人的全心关注;
- committee n.委员会;
