hush
v
1
(a) [I] become silent 安静下来
Hush! ie Be quiet! 肃静!
(b) [Tn, Tn.pr]
make (sb) silent or calm; quieten (sb) 使(某人)安静下来或平静下来
He hushed the baby to sleep. 他把婴儿哄得安然入睡.
2 (phr v) hush sth up prevent sth from becoming generally known, esp sth shameful 防止某事物(尤指丑闻)张扬出去
The government hushed the affair up to avoid a public outcry. 当局对此事秘而不宣, 以免引起公众抗议. hush, n [U, sing]
stillness; silence 安静; 寂静
in the hush of the night 在夜的寂静中
There was a sudden deathly hush. 突然间周围像死一般寂静.