保持沉默；缄默
silent───n.无声电影；adj.沉默的；寂静的；无记载的
kept───v.保持，处于；继续；耽搁；保留，留着；存放；开设，经营；保守（秘密）；遵守（诺言）；记（日记），做记录；供养，包养；保护，使免受（keep的过去式和过去分词）；adj.被资助的，（尤指）被包养的
kept from───隐瞒；阻止；抑制
are kept───保留
silent films───无声电影
silent love───听不到的说话（歌曲名）
silent night───[电影]平安夜；寂静的夜
kept away───防范；不接近
fell silent───突然沉默下来；沉默
So I kept silent always silent.───所以我保持沉默。沉默就是默认。
He kept silent over the matter in order not to lose his job.───他对这件事保持沉默是为了不丢掉他的这份工作。
His son kept silent.───儿子默然不语。
I said: "who do you think I am? " She cried and kept silent. Anyway, she was my good friend and I wanted to help her.───我说那我是你谁？她哭着不说话。无论怎样，她是我的好朋友，我要帮她。
But I decided that if I kept silent it would go on for years and no one would do anything about it.───但是我下了决心，如果我保持沉默的话，这样的事情将持续几年，没有人会做任何事。
He kept silent the whole night, seems to be in deep thought with a lighted cigarette at all times.───他接下来一整晚都保持沉默，燃点著香菸，好像在沉思什麽。
Asked why she kept silent, she said "the reason was Mehmet" , but that she later changed her story.───当被问及为什么要保持沉默时，哈尼姆说“是因为梅米特的缘故”，然而后来她又矢口否认。
26So they were unable to trap him in what he said in public: they were surprised at his answer and kept silent.───他们在民众面前，不能抓到他的语病，且惊奇他的应对，遂噤口不言。
These things you have done and I kept silent; you thought I was altogether like you. But I will rebuke you and accuse you to your face.───你行了这些事，我还闭口不言。你想我恰和你一样。其实我要责备你，将这些事摆在你眼前。
He kept silent, a feline grin spreading across his face.
Ron kept silent and stared down at his food.
I kept silent, thinking that he might have an embarrassing speech impediment.
Instead I kept silent, but inside I was singing in a very loud voice.
I kept silent, unable to express the joy I felt, overwhelmed by the present.
She poured them more tea and he kept silent, anxious not to disturb her present mood.
She kept silent, forcing Buchanan to continue.
Unaccountably, he kept silent.
He kept silent , eating just as conscientiously but as though everything tasted alike.