could hear a pin drop 鸦雀无声

“鸦雀无声”，汉语成语，字面意思是“连乌鸦麻雀的声音都没有（not even a crow or sparrow¹ can be heard）”，形容非常静。可以翻译为“utterly quiet; not a sound could be heard”。与英文惯用语“could hear a pin drop”意思相近，用来形容绝对的寂静（absolute silence）。

 

例句：

 

老板大发脾气后，会议室里鸦雀无声。

After the boss's outburst, the meeting room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.

 

他说完这句话之后，新闻发布室里鸦雀无声。

You could have heard a pin drop in the press briefing room after he said that.

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