The crowd suddenly grew quiet.
观众突然静了下来，可这醉汉像是很有把握似的。
新概念英语第二册
Lesson 70 Red for danger
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
adv. 意外地，忽然地;奄;勃;霍然;
💡 sudden突然的 + ly ...地 → adv.突然地
"Suddenly he found himself awake and fully alert."
突然他发觉自己醒了过来，而且高度警觉。
近义：impromptu, inadvertently, abruptly, offhand, overnight, sharply
反义：progressively, slowly, sparingly, stingily, inchmeal, consecutively
adj. 清静的;僻静的;不起眼的;不激动的;
vt.& vi. 安静下来，使…安静，平静;
vt. 减轻（病痛、疑虑、恐惧等）;[法律]确定（产权等）;
prep. 克制的，稳重的，不张扬的;
n. 宁静;寂静;
adv. 安静地，平静地;
💡 qui “静止,平静”
近义：hush, appease, lull, assuage, mollify, pacify
反义：preoccupy, rattle, trouble, unnerve, upset, worry
n. 人群;群众;一群;
vi. 拥挤，聚集;
vt. 挤满;将…塞进;催逼;
💡 看见(c)一行(row) 拥挤的鹿(d)走近 人群
"The crowd had to stand behind barriers."
人群只好站在障碍物后面。
近义：huddle, swarm, throng, concentrate, jam, mob
反义：part, secede, split, empty, evacuate, person