keep silent / keep silence | UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum
网页2011年11月10日 · "Keep silent" means "Remain silent" "Keep silence" means "Maintain silence" The exact difference is that the first uses the adjective (from "silence") and the second the noun. There are no other exact differences without a context. PS: If a football goalkeeper was putting his team off by making too much noise, he could be asked to …
silent vs silence | UsingEnglish.com ESL Forum
网页2011年11月10日 · You got the same answer from Raymott here. Things haven't changed much since 2011. However, they have changed since 275AD, when the hymn ' Let all mortal flesh keep silence ' was translated from the Greek and is still sung in Christian churches today. Avoid 'keep silence', english4everyone.
Please do not make noises and keep silent/silence.
网页2013年7月14日 · Is the sentence "Please do not make[STRIKE] noises [/STRIKE] noise and keep silent. [STRIKE] /silence [/STRIKE]." ambiguous? Perhaps redundant but not ambiguous. Is that sentence meaning "Please keep silent/silence and do not make noises." or "Please do not make noises and do not keep silent/silence."? See above. Thanks a lot!
[Vocabulary] Please keep your cell phones silenced.
网页2017年4月12日 · United States. Jul 15, 2017. #7. At certain mainstream American movie theaters, one commonly hears the following before the movie begins: " [Company Name] asks you to please be quiet and courteous to others and silence your cell phones now." I can't hear "silence your cell phones" without being reminded of it. I wonder why we don't …
Participle Clause (Being + verb +ed vs veb +ed) - UsingEnglish.com
网页2014年2月19日 · Please advise if the difference of participle clause between "being+verb-ed" and "verb-ed" can be interpreted as below so that they can be used unequivocally without omission. If not, please advise your explanation, for when and why, with example for such difference thoroughly. Thanks. 1A) Read by John, the poem was written in …
[Vocabulary] Metaphor - Lower Your Volume - UsingEnglish.com
网页2009年11月14日 · Australia. Jan 13, 2011. #6. Krabby Krabs said: Is 'Lower Your Volume' a metaphor? (As in, Please Lower Your Volume) No, it's not a metaphor. It means to literally lower (reduce) your volume (the loudness) of your speech, laughter, etc. …
Discretion is the better part of valour meaning - UsingEnglish.com
网页What does the idiom 'Discretion Is The Better Part Of Valour' mean? With a clear, concise definition and usage examples, discover this idiom's meaning and usage in the English language.
'Hold Your Tongue' Meaning - UsingEnglish.com
网页Meaning: If you hold your tongue, you keep silent even though you want to speak. Country: International English | Subject Area: Body and bodily functions | Usage Type: Both or All Words Used. Contributor: Richard Flynn. All idioms have been editorially reviewed, and submitted idioms may have been edited for correctness and completeness.
57 ways to improve your fluency - UsingEnglish.com
网页2023年10月15日 · This is related to the two things above but is a much easier thing to keep in mind – fill all silence with something or the other, even it is just sounds like “um” and “err”, extending some words while you think of others (“It was kiiiiiiind of aaaaa…”), echoing back the question or statement that you are responding to, or ...
How to use body language and gestures in EFL classes
网页2023年5月24日 · screwing up your face to show the disgusting meaning of the “er/ ur/ ir” sound in “bird”. moving your body back and then forward as you raise your hand to show the sneezing situation of the “ch” sound in “cheese”. These uses can be generalised as: showing the position and/ or movement of your tongue, lips, etc.