There was a long silence before she spoke.

　　沉默了很長(zhǎng)時(shí)間她才開(kāi)口。

　　The company's silence on the subject has been taken as an admission of guilt.

　　在外界看來(lái)，公司在這個(gè)問(wèn)題上保持沉默便是承認(rèn)有罪。

　　There was silence, but not like before.

　　沒(méi)有聲音，但與以前不一樣。

　　I need absolute silence when I'm working.

　　我工作時(shí)需要絕對(duì)的安靜。

　　The phone call came after months of silence.

　　幾個(gè)月沒(méi)有音信之后，打來(lái)了一個(gè)電話。