He was still hesitating when a scream shattered the silence.

他正在犹豫，猛然间一声尖叫划破了四周的沉寂。

All these plans meant promise of economic development for a relatively sleepy area.

所有这些计划都意味着这个相对沉寂的地区有望实现经济发展。

The plastic was full of holes and the spaceship looked old and dead.

到处是洞，飞船看去很破旧，死一般的沉寂。

Thornton's voice rang out, sharp in the tense silence.

在紧张的沉寂中，桑顿的喊声显得很尖厉。

On Thursday, she used Instagram to explain why she was laying low this summer.

周四，她在Instagram解释了今夏“沉寂”的缘由。

A quieter hope was that Italy's size might also save it.

更加沉寂的期望是意大利的规模也可能挽救它。

When lit, the candles brightened up the community in the dead of winter.

到，烛光会照整个沉寂的冬日社区。

Melanie's voice gathered strength in the stillness of the room.

在一片沉寂之中，媚兰的声音慢慢坚定起来。

The cricket, silent all day, started again its chirping.

沉寂了一天的蟋蟀又开始了鸣叫。

The loud speakers were dusted off last summer after a decade of silence.

经过10年的沉寂后，这些高音喇叭在去年夏天终于一尘不染开始发挥功效。

Russia's war against Ukraine has resurrected talks that had basically been dormant for years.

罗斯对乌克兰的战争重启了基本沉寂多年的谈判。

The sky had still the pallor of dawn, and there was a ghostly silence on the lagoon.

天空仍然呈现出黎明分的苍白，环礁湖笼罩着死一样的沉寂。

Still did the hoof and heel their passage tear Through cloven helms and arms, and corses mouldering drear.

蹄和踵撕裂的战马还在前行穿过劈开的头盔和断肢残骸，穿过崩塌的沉寂。

And that explained the sudden silence.

这就是亚特兰大突然沉寂下来的原因。

There was an old clock ticking loudly somewhere in the passage, but otherwise everything was deadly still.

一座旧钟在走廊里不知什么地方滴嗒滴嗒地响着，除此之外，一切都是死一般的沉寂。

I was ready. I was waiting. Only the propeller's vibrations disturbed the deep silence reigning on board.

我准备好了，我等着。只有推进器的震动打断了船的沉寂。

When their voices died away there came cold silence over the lagoon, and then a feeble cry.

他们的声音消失后，礁湖是一片冰冷的沉寂，接着是一声微弱的呼唤。

They scanned the darkening grounds excitedly, but nothing was moving; everything was still, silent, and quite as usual.

他们兴奋地扫视着渐渐黑下来的场地，可是不见任何动静。一切都是沉寂、宁静的，和平常没什么两样。

And with a look of the utmost satisfaction, Umbridge left the room, leaving a horrified silence in her wake.

乌姆里奇带着极度满足的神气走了出去，留下一片恐怖的沉寂。

The scantiest vegetation can scarcely draw nutriment from the ungenial soil, and animals shun the dreary and shelterless wilds.

稀少的植物艰难地从坚硬的土壤中吸取营养，而动物则避开这些沉寂的，毫无遮蔽的荒野。