美 [kiːp ˈsaɪlənt]
保持沉默：不说话或不透露信息。
...片制作精良，细节丰富，最耐人寻味的就是导演对“Silence”的设置：影片中不被鬼魂伤害的唯一办法便是“保持沉默”(Keep silent)，而鬼魂生前的职业是腹语者，死前又被人割舌，死后化为厉鬼夺人命的手段也是割舌；这四方面的联系与挈合在近年来的惊悚片中很少...
她的叔伯哥也不做声(Keep silent)，把烟点上，抬头看看我，问，你来做么事？问得我莫名其妙，我是姑爷，回来一下还非要有个什么。
但当比赛开始两位选手要求进入比赛区观看队友比赛，并一再声明他们会“Keep Silent（保持安静）”的时候，裁判还是微笑着告诉他们：“十分抱歉，我不能给你们这种特殊的待遇。
有些人Q了闷声不响(Keep silent)，挺矛盾的是，是选爱情呢，还是选面包？凡事皆需尽力而为，半途而废者永无成就。
保持沉默；缄默
You must keep silent during the exam.
考试时你必须保持沉默。
Would you please keep silent? The weather report is being broadcast and I want to listen.
你可以保持安静吗？正在播天气预报，我想听一下。
Hoping to discover what language a child would speak if he heard no mother tongue, he told the nurses to keep silent.
他希望发现一个没有听到母语的孩子会说什么语言，他让护士们保持沉默。
I will keep silent because talking or repeating myself will not do any good.
VOA : special.2010.01.24
If honouring the dead means doom for your family or for you is it better to keep silent?
There is a line of misconduct beyond which they will not keep silent.
In fact, the only choice left was to keep silent or to debate nuclear safety issues in a law court.