Detectives have run into a conspiracy of silence in the tight-knit communities of the peninsula.

We should not pass over this disgraceful affair in silence.

我们不应对这件可耻的事保持缄默.

The officials maintained a wall of silence around the talks.

官员们对于会谈情况保持缄默.

A blanket of silence descended.

大家都沉默不语。

She was silent for a moment, lips tight shut, eyes distant.

她沉默了一会儿，嘴唇紧闭，眼神茫然。

The silence from Alex had hurt and bewil-dered her.

亚历克斯的沉默伤害了她，让她不知所措。

There was mostly silence. I have never known such economy with words.

大部分时候都是沉默，我还从未见过如此惜字如金的情形。

The silence lengthened as Thorne unnecessarily shuffled some papers.

索恩整理着一些本无须整理的文件，沉默还在延续。

Behind that quietness his nerves are jangling, he's in a terrible state.

表面看上去沉默不语，其实内心非常烦躁不安，他的情况糟透了。

They seem to think her crimes should be passed over in silence.

他们似乎认为应该对她的罪行保持沉默。

He's been very quiet and withdrawn, sort of different, somehow.

不知什么缘故，他最近十分沉默，有点异样。

When we ask people for suggestions we get a deafening silence.

当我们向大家寻求建议时，得到的只是一片死寂的沉默。

Hugh broke the silence. "Is she always late?" he asked.

休打破了沉默，问道：“她总是迟到吗？”

She was a small, silent woman with pinched features and thin hair.

她是一位瘦小、沉默的女子，面容消瘦，头发稀疏。

"This is Malcolm," the girl said awkwardly, to fill the silence.

女孩尴尬地说了句“这是马尔科姆”，打破了沉默。

They interrupted the customary one minute's silence with jeers and shouts.

他们讥讽着，喊叫着，打破了惯常的那一分钟沉默。

The chilling facts behind this veil of silence were slow to emerge.

沉默背后的骇人真相慢慢显露出来。

Gail was silent for a moment, regarding Harry with his steady gaze.

盖尔镇定地注视着哈里，沉默了片刻。

The camera may lock-up when using a defective memory card.

修正了在使用有缺陷的储存卡时相机死机的问题.

He plugged in the computer before it went dead.

死机之前,他插上了电脑的电源插头.

But the nightmare turned out okay in the end, didn't it?

是呀,我当时论文打到一半, 电脑突然死机了.