keep silent like a cicada in cold weather be as quiet as cicadas in late autumn be as silent as a cold cicada be as silent as a winter cicada
He looked back at the abject, silent girl and repeated his question.
他转过头看着这个噤若寒蝉的女孩,又重复了一遍他的问题。
—— 柯林斯例句We stood in silence watching the snake glide effortlessly.
我们噤若寒蝉地站着,眼看那条蛇逍遥自在地游来游去。
—— 辞典例句They were silent before the maniac fury of his sprees.
当他发起酒疯时,人们就噤若寒蝉。
—— 辞典例句Nixon, though no doubt nonplussed, continued to keep his thoughts to himself.
尼克松对此事无疑感到进退维谷, 然而他依然噤若寒蝉。
—— 辞典例句Babbitt was thrilled , but not so weighted with awe as to be silent.
巴比特肃然起敬, 也还没到噤若寒蝉的地步。
—— 辞典例句