keep silent like a cicada in cold weather;be as quiet [silent] as cicadas in late autumn;be as silent as a cold cicada;be as silent as a winter cicada ;

He looked back at the abject, silent girl and repeated his question.
他转过头看着这个噤若寒蝉的女孩,又重复了一遍他的问题。
来源:《柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典》Nixon, though no doubt nonplussed, continued to keep his thoughts to himself.
尼克松对此事无疑感到进退维谷, 然而他依然噤若寒蝉.
来源:词典精选例句Babbitt was thrilled , but not so weighted with awe as to be silent.
巴比特肃然起敬, 也还没到噤若寒蝉的地步.
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