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stay still and quiet

/steɪ stɪl ænd ˈkwaɪət/
phrase★中级💡 保持安静不动
正式

保持安静且不移动(通常用于要求他人或动物安静不动的场景)

Stay still and quiet while I take your blood pressure.

在量血压时请保持安静不动。

The cat had to stay still and quiet during the vet visit.

在看兽医时,那只猫必须保持安静不动。

💡

常用于医疗检查、拍照、观察动物等需要保持静止状态的场景。

搭配

stay still保持不动keep quiet保持安静

同义词

keep stillremain motionlessbe quiet

反义词

move aroundmake noisefidget

相关短语

hold still短语
保持静止(强调动作的静止状态)
shh短语
嘘(用于要求他人保持安静的拟声词)

💡专业提示

区分'still'和'quiet'

'still'强调动作的静止状态(如身体不动),而'quiet'强调声音的安静(如不发出声音)。在'stay still and quiet'中,两者同时强调动作和声音的控制。

⚡黄金法则

使用场景

该短语适用于需要被观察、拍照、检查或避免打扰的场景,如医疗检查、拍照、观察动物、考试或会议等。

📖词源

该短语由三个独立的词组合而成:'stay'(保持)+ 'still'(静止)+ 'and'(和)+ 'quiet'(安静)。在英语中,'still'和'quiet'都有静止或安静的含义,但组合使用时强调同时满足两个条件。该短语在19世纪开始在英语中广泛使用,最初多用于医疗或军事场景。

📝用法说明

1. 该短语通常用于指示他人(如病人、儿童或动物)在特定时间内保持静止和安静状态。 2. 在正式场合(如医疗检查)中使用时,语气较为严肃;在非正式场合(如游戏或活动)中使用时,语气较为温和。 3. 与'stay still'(保持不动)或'keep quiet'(保持安静)相比,该短语同时强调静止和安静两个方面。

单词拆解

stay
保持(某种状态)
verb
+
still
静止的(强调动作静止)
adjective
+
and
和(连接两个条件)
conjunction
+
quiet
安静的(强调声音安静)
adjective
英汉词典

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