hush

名词 hush:

1. (poetic) tranquil silence
   同义词：stillness, still

动词 hush:

1. become quiet or still; fall silent
2. cause to be quiet or not talk
   同义词：quieten, silence, still, shut up, hush up
3. become quiet or quieter
   同义词：quieten, quiet, quiesce, quiet down, pipe down
4. wash by removing particles
5. run water over the ground to erode (soil), revealing the underlying strata and valuable minerals

1. There was a sudden hush.
   突然肃静下来。
2. She hushed the baby to sleep.
   她使婴儿安静入睡。

hush

v.（动词）
hushed,hush.ing,hush.es
v.tr.（及物动词）
To make silent or quiet.
使安静或沉默
To calm; soothe.
使平静；抚慰
To keep from public knowledge; suppress mention of. Often used withup :
掩饰：不让公众知道；使不被提起。通常与up 连用：
例句：
tried to hush up the damaging details.
试图掩饰有破坏性的细节

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To be or become silent or still.
静默：沉默或安静或变得沉默或安静
n.（名词）
A silence or stillness, especially after noise.
静寂：沉默或安静，尤指喧闹过后的
adj.Archaic （形容词）【古语】
Silent; quiet.
沉默的；安静的

来源：
Probably back-formation from Middle English husht [silent]
可能源自 中古英语 husht的逆成词 [沉默的]
[of imitative origin]
[源于模仿]