Quietly

(adv.) with little or no sound; 'the class was listening quietly and intently'; 'she was crying quietly'.

(adv.) with little or no activity or no agitation (`quiet' is a nonstandard variant for `quietly'); 'her hands rested quietly in her lap'; 'the rock star was quietly led out the back door'; 'sit here as quiet as you can'.

德威特编辑

• Why, I was afraid of being shot, said Alvanly, very quietly. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• Opening the door, he spoke a few words quickly but quietly to two females who ran to meet him in the passage. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 雪莉.
• It seems to me that she might, by merely sitting quietly at his side, saying little and looking less, get nigher his heart. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• He spoke quietly and bowed his head a little, but there was still an uneasy feeling in his eyes as he looked at her. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• On the contrary, said Holmes quietly; I have every reason to believe that I will succeed in discovering Mr. Hosmer Angel. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.
• Quietly she stole toward the entrance and glanced within. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星战神.
• Such sudden alternations from mental vacuity do sometimes occur thus quietly. 托马斯·哈代. 还乡.
• Many, already smitten, went home only to die: some died at the school, and were buried quietly and quickly, the nature of the malady forbidding delay. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• You have a dancing face, Brummell quietly observed, fixing his eyes steadily on her countenance for a second or two, and then passing on. 哈里特·威尔逊. 哈里特·威尔逊回忆录.
• I'm better now, she sighed, looking up at me quietly. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Yes, Golz said quietly. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• In breathless expectancy I waited, when finally the great door moved softly toward me and slid quietly to one side. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 火星公主.
• There was time enough in the morning for me to take Laura out for her walk as usual, and to see her quietly settled at her drawing afterwards. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• He does that, my friend, replied the Count quietly, because everybody is afraid of him. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• Or salvarsan, the major interrupted quietly. 欧内斯特·海明威. 永别了,武器.
• It would not suit all--not you, dear, for example, said Dorothea, quietly. 乔治·艾略特. 米德尔马契.
• But after it was over, she went quietly round to one or two old favourites, and talked to them a little. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• It is true, said the Count quietly. 威尔基·柯林斯. 白衣女人.
• He had taken her hand, half-banteringly, and was drawing her toward a low seat by the hearth; but she stopped and freed herself quietly. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Then he said simply and quietly, I have thought much since the thing of Sordo. 欧内斯特·海明威. 丧钟为谁而鸣.
• But, Mr. Lennox says, things are sure to brighten'---- 'Mr. Lennox knows little about it,' said Mr. Thornton quietly. 伊丽莎白·盖斯凯尔. 南方与北方.
• If he had spared her that she could have drowned quietly, welcoming the dark flood as it submerged her. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• The owner of Thornfield, she responded quietly. 夏洛蒂·勃朗特. 简·爱.
• I've got you, you know, and you go quietly along with me! 查尔斯·狄更斯. 小杜丽.
• The change in her, strengthened the cherub's interest in number four, and he said quietly: 'May not be so, my dear? 查尔斯·狄更斯. 我们共同的朋友.
• She drew it away quietly. 伊迪丝·华顿. 快乐之家.
• Elizabeth made no answer; and without attempting to persuade her ladyship to return into the house, walked quietly into it herself. 简·奥斯汀. 傲慢与偏见.
• She doesn't bounce, but moves quietly, and takes care of a certain little person in a motherly way which delights me. 路易莎·梅·奥尔科特. 小妇人.
• I think I understand you, he replied quietly. 埃德加·赖斯·巴勒斯. 人猿泰山.
• We live very quietly, sir, the three of us; and we keep a roof over our heads and pay our debts, if we do nothing more. 阿瑟·柯南·道尔. 福尔摩斯历险记.

校对:莱斯利