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shush

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++shush /ʃʊʃ/ verb  n1. shush!2 [transitive]QUIET to tell someone to be very quiet, especially by putting your fingers against your lips or by saying ‘shush 使安静,使肃静〔尤指以手指抵住双唇或发声表示〕 He started to cry and Francesca shushed him. 他哭了起来,弗朗西丝卡了一声要他安静。→ See Verb table
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shushHe stood up and shushed the class.
nshush!spokenQUIET used to tell someone, especially a child, to be quiet 嘘!〔尤用于叫小孩安静〕 SYN shh ‘Shush!’ said Jerry. ‘Not so loud.’ 嘘!杰里说,别这么大声。Origin shush (1900-2000) shh
shush verbshush!LDOCE OnlineChinese
to tell Corpus be to quiet, very someone


shush
shush /ʃʊʃ/ verb
 Date: 1900-2000
 Origin: shh
1. shush! spoken used to tell someone, especially a child, to be quiet
   SYN  shh:
    ‘Shush!’ said Jerry. ‘Not so loud.’
2. [transitive] to tell someone to be very quiet, especially by putting your fingers against your lips or by saying ‘shush’:
    He started to cry and Francesca shushed him.


shushBrE /ʃʊʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ʃʊʃ/ 🔊 exclamationused to tell sb to be quiet (要某人安静)嘘
shushBrE /ʃʊʃ/ 🔊NAmE /ʃʊʃ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they shush BrE /ʃʊʃ/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃʊʃ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it shushes BrE /ˈʃʊʃɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃʊʃɪz/ 🔊past simple shushed BrE /ʃʊʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃʊʃt/ 🔊past participle shushed BrE /ʃʊʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /ʃʊʃt/ 🔊 -ing form shushing BrE /ˈʃʊʃɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈʃʊʃɪŋ/ 🔊~ sb to tell sb to be quiet, especially by saying 'shush', or by putting your finger against your lips (尤指通过 “嘘” 声或把手指竖在嘴唇上)要某人安静,嘘Lyn shushed the children. 林恩 “嘘” 了一声,让孩子们安静下来。🔊🔊