There was a long silence before she spoke.
沉默了很长时间她才开口。
The company's silence on the subject has been taken as an admission of guilt.
在外界看来，公司在这个问题上保持沉默便是承认有罪。
There was silence, but not like before.
没有声音，但与以前不一样。
I need absolute silence when I'm working.
我工作时需要绝对的安静。
The phone call came after months of silence.
几个月没有音信之后，打来了一个电话。