| 词汇 | hush up |
| 释义 | Idiom hush uphush (someone) up to not let someone talk about something.She knew about the defects, and company officials tried to hush her up. Phr V hush up hushes, hushing, hushed hush up sth or hush sth up to stop the public from finding out about something bad that has happenedusually passiveThere was some financial scandal involving one of the ministers but it was all hushed up. hush up informal to stop talking and be quiet'Right, hush up and listen now, everybody,' said the teacher. hush sth up • hush up sth to prevent other people from knowing about something immoral or shocking: It was a major scandal and the White House had tried unsuccessfully to hush things up. Gran wanted it all hushed up, but everyone knew it was suicide.■ SIMILAR TO: cover up, keep sth quiet hush up1. To be quiet. You kids need to hush up once we go into the church, OK? 2. To cause someone to be quiet. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "hush" and "up." The baby wouldn't stop crying until she was reunited with her favorite stuffed animal—that hushed her right up! 3. To keep sensitive information from being publicized. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "hush" and "up." They were accused of trying to hush up the scandal by firing anyone involved. A: "What are we going to do about that witness?" B: "Don't worry, we'll hush him up with some money." 4. slang To kill someone. In this usage, a noun or pronoun can be used between "hush" and "up." Ray hushed up the informant, just as the boss told him to. hush someone up1. to make someone quiet. Please hush the children up. I have a telephone call. Hush up those kids! 2. Sl. to kill someone. The gang was afraid the witness would testify and wanted to hush him up. Mr. Big told Sam to hush up Richard. hush something upFig. to keep something a secret; to try to stop a rumor from spreading. We just couldn't hush it up. We wanted to hush up the story, but there was no way to do it. hush upto be quiet; to get quiet; to stop talking. You talk too much. Hush up! I want you to hush up and sit down! hush upKeep from public knowledge, suppress mention of. For example, They tried to hush up the damaging details. [First half of 1600s] hush upv. 1. To stop talking; become quiet: The crowd hushed up as the speaker approached the podium. Hush up—you'll wake the baby! 2. To make someone stop talking or become quiet: The guards hushed up the prisoners. Please hush the kids up—I've got a headache. 3. To prevent something from being talked about; keep something from public knowledge: The government acted quickly to hush up the scandal. The editor hushed the news story up. hush someone up1. tv. to make someone be quiet. Please hush your baby up! 2. tv. to kill someone. Nobody knew how to get to Mr. Gutman to hush him up. hush something up tv. to keep something a secret; to try to stop a rumor from spreading. We wanted to hush up the story, but there was no way to do it. |
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