| [/hʌʃ; hʌʃ/] v 用法:
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. 用法:
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 2
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. |