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.
Yes, and we must stop people walking on this floor until it's firm. It may be necessary to put up a notice saying Keep off. Another thing, we' ll have to drill a hole in the wall for the electric wires.
I think it is important to understand the relations between parents and their children. They spend time, energy and money in bringing up children and providing them with what they need. Then, as with young birds, the time comes for the young to leave. As