hush
/hʌʃ/ (bre, ipa) · /hʌʃ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈhəsh/ (ame, mw)
hush — 名詞
1. a short period when noise stops unexpectedly and everything becomes quietly stil
寂靜
突然安靜下來的狀態
a short period when noise stops unexpectedly and everything becomes quietly still
A hush fell over the gym when the principal opened the envelope.
校長打開信封時，體育館裡瞬間一片寂靜。
collocation: a hush fell over + place
After the drummer stopped, a brief hush settled across the field.
鼓手停下後，整片場地短暫陷入寂靜。
The courtroom dropped into a hush as the jury returned.
陪審團回到法庭時，現場頓時陷入寂靜。
For a moment, there was a hush before the crowd began cheering.
人群開始歡呼前，四周有一瞬間的寂靜。
文法句型
a hush falls over + place
drop into a hush
用法筆記
Often used for silence that arrives right after noise or suspense. It is more sudden and dramatic than ordinary quiet.
hush — 感嘆詞
1. said when you want someone to stop making noise at once
噓
要別人立刻不要出聲
said when you want someone to stop making noise at once
Hush, the baby is asleep in the next room.
噓，寶寶正在隔壁房間睡覺。
Hush, + reason for being quiet
Hush now, we can hear the actors from the back row.
噓一下，我們在後排也聽得到演員的台詞。
"Hush," the nurse said, "your brother just fell asleep."
「噓，」護理師說，「你弟弟剛睡著。」
Hush, everyone, the train number is being announced.
噓，各位，正在廣播列車班次。
文法句型
Hush, + clause
Hush, + person/group
用法筆記
Most often used to children or a small group in a gentle but immediate way. Hush now is especially common when calming someone.
常見錯誤
hush — 動詞
- hushpresent simple I / you / we / they
- husheshe / she / it
- hushedpast simple
- hushing-ing form
1. to become quiet, so that talking, crying, or other sound comes to an end
安靜下來
變得不再說話或哭鬧
to become quiet, so that talking, crying, or other sound comes to an end
The room hushed as the nurse wheeled the patient inside.
護理師把病人推進來時，整個房間安靜下來。
[place/group] + hush
Conversation hushed when the teacher laid the exam papers down.
老師把考卷放下時，交談聲就安靜下來。
The toddler slowly hushed after his father sang the lullaby twice.
爸爸把搖籃曲唱了兩遍後，那個幼兒慢慢安靜下來。
Even the birds hushed before the storm broke over the lake.
暴風雨在湖面上爆發前，連鳥兒都安靜下來了。
- quiet down
more everyday and often slightly less literary
- fall silent
emphasises the sudden start of silence
- settle
can include calming down, not only stopping sound
- speak up
to begin speaking more loudly or clearly
- grow louder
the sound increases instead of fading away
文法句型
[subject] + hush
[subject] + hush + when-clause
用法筆記
This sense is intransitive: the person, group, or place becomes quiet by itself. Distinguish from sense 2, where someone actively makes another person or thing quieter.
常見錯誤
2. to make a person, group, or sound become quieter or stop altogether
使安靜
讓人或聲音安靜下來
to make a person, group, or sound become quieter or stop altogether
Grandma hushed the children before the prayer began at dinner.
晚餐禱告開始前，奶奶先讓孩子們安靜下來。
hush + person/group
The librarian hushed two boys racing between the shelves.
圖書館員讓在書架間奔跑的兩個男孩安靜下來。
A soft song hushed the crying baby in the stroller.
輕柔的歌聲讓嬰兒車裡哭鬧的寶寶安靜下來。
Jin tried to hush his phone before it rang again in class.
Jin 想先把手機消音，免得它上課時又響起來。
文法句型
hush + someone
hush + sound/source of noise
用法筆記
This sense takes a direct object and is often used for children, crowds, or noisy things. It can also suggest calming someone, not only lowering volume.
常見錯誤
hush — 形容詞
- hushpositive
- hushercomparative
- hushestsuperlative
1. quiet and unmoving, especially in old-fashioned or poetic description
靜默的
安靜而幾乎不動的
quiet and unmoving, especially in old-fashioned or poetic description
Under the first snow, the whole valley lay hush until sunrise.
初雪覆蓋之下，整個山谷一直靜默到日出。
literary pattern: lie + hush
The chapel remained hush after the choir's last note faded.
詩班最後一個音消散後，禮拜堂仍一片靜默。
At dawn, the lake looked hush beneath a band of pale mist.
黎明時，淡霧帶下的湖面看起來十分靜默。
For one breath, the harbor stood hush before the foghorn blew.
霧笛響起前的那一口氣時間裡，港口一片靜默。
文法句型
lie + hush
hush + noun
用法筆記
This adjective is rare and literary. In ordinary modern English, speakers usually choose quiet or hushed instead.
2. used for money, deals, or similar action meant to keep damaging information from
封口的
為防消息外流而設的
used for money, deals, or similar action meant to keep damaging information from becoming public
The actor signed a hush agreement before the interview was cancelled.
那位演員在訪談取消前簽了封口協議。
hush + agreement
Lawyers discussed a hush payment to keep the emails out of court.
律師們商量一筆封口款，好讓那些電郵不要進入法庭紀錄。
Reporters suspected the company had arranged a hush deal with the witness.
記者懷疑那家公司和證人安排了封口交易。
The senator denied using hush money to bury the story.
那位參議員否認用封口費把那則消息壓下去。
- secret
broader; does not specifically imply stopping publicity
- concealed
describes something hidden, not necessarily paid for silence
- off-the-record
used for information not meant for publication, rather than for payments or deals
文法句型
hush + noun
用法筆記
Usually comes before nouns such as money, payment, agreement, or deal. It implies secrecy meant to stop embarrassing or harmful facts from spreading.