- 词义辨析
still, calm, peaceful, quiet, silent
这组形容词共同的意思是“安静”“平静”“寂静”。它们的区别在于:
1.在修饰环境时各词所指的状态为:calm指风平浪静; peaceful指没有战争或骚乱; quiet指没有吵闹干扰; still指完全没有声音。例如:
The sea was calm yesterday.昨天海水是平静的。
Countries should settle their disputes by peaceful means.各国应通过和平手段解决他们的争端。
Differences among them could have been reconciled by them through peaceful consultations.他们中间的分歧本来可以由他们和平协商调解。
He had a bad headache and needed being quiet.他头疼得厉害,需要安静。
Everything was deadly still.万籁俱寂。
2.在修饰人时:calm指人心平气和,毫不激动; peaceful表示“安详的”“温和的”; quiet指性情温和、安静等,有时也指人的闲散或不活动; still指“一动不动”; silent侧重“沉默”“不说话”,但不一定不动。例如:
The teacher is peaceful when the student appeared.当这个学生出现时,这个老师很温和。
We should keep quiet in the hospital.在医院里我们应该保持安静。
His hands were never still.他的双手一刻也不停。
We've been silent for too long. It's time to speak out.我们沉默得太久了,现在是大胆地发表意见的时候了。
She sat silent in her own room.她在自己的房间里一动不动地坐着。
still, already
这两个词意思相近,但already指比预想的时间早, still指比预想的时间长。试比较以下两个句子：
The coffee is cold already.
咖啡已经凉了。
The coffee is still hot.
咖啡还热着。
still, yet
这两个词共同的意思是“还”“仍”。
1.still表示某事还在继续; yet则表示某事尚未完成。
2.在肯定句中多用still; 在否定句中多用yet。
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Presently the wind of Death was stilled, and the light shone out and filled the darkness.
那阵刮来的阴风不久便平静止息, 烛光重新射出,驱走了黑暗.
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My frame takes no rest by night; my inward parts seethe and will not be stilled.
夜间痛苦刺透我骨, 我的脉络都不得安息.
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The room was very quiet. Even the sound of the abacus was stilled.
屋子里宁静了片刻,算盘珠子的声音也已经停止了.
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- still further更加；更;
- still life arrangement大型静物摄影布置;
- still lifen.静物;
- stop still停住不动;
- stock still完全静止地，不动地;
- still active仍然活跃;
- still standing静置;
- as still as death极静;
- hold still静止不动;
- worse still更糟糕的是;更坏;
- still birth死胎;
- still water runs deeppr.大智若愚;
- still camera照相机;
- stand still站着不动，停滞不前;
- still lifesn.静物( still life的名词复数 );
- and still虽然…但是…; 但是（仍）…;
- still more更加;
- still less更少;
- Still water静水;
- accumulator still缓冲罐[釜];
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- ecology n.生态（学）;
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- circumstance n.条件;环境;情况;情形;原委;境况;命运;机缘;
- accustom vt.使习惯;
- axe n.斧子;<俚>解雇;vt.用斧砍;削除，解雇;大量削减（经费），精简（机构）;
- fuel n.燃料;刺激物;v.刺激;加剧;加燃料;
- station n.火车站; 公共汽车站; 长途汽车站; 站; 所; 局;驻地;地位;身份v.派驻; 使驻扎; 到某处站(或坐); 把…安置到(某处);
- fit v.适合;合身;试穿;放置于;可容纳;安装;与…相配;胜任;发作;adj.健康的;适合的;俊秀的;就要;
- might aux. 表示可能;表示许可;表示询问情况;n. 力气;力量;威力;权力;
- safety n.安全（性）;安全场所;中卫;adj.保障安全的;
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