"there was a shocked silence"
"he gestured for silence"
"he needed silence in order to sleep"
"the street was quiet"
"his silence about my contribution was surprising"
"Please silence the children in the church!"
"All dissenters were silenced when the dictator assumed power"
His reply reduced me to silence.
他的回答使我哑口无言。
Her words reduced him to angry silence.
她的话气得他一言不发。
He managed to reduce the group of children to silence.
他设法使这群孩子安静了下来。
She was reduced to silence at the sight.
她见到那情景便哑口无言。