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  4. stay still and quiet

stay still and quiet

/steɪ stɪl ænd ˈkwaɪət/
保持安静不动

The doctor told the child to stay still and quiet during the X-ray.

医生告诉孩子在拍X光片时要保持安静不动。


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
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