the silence was deafening如何理解

the silence was deafening 我的理解是：?死寂般的沈默。

a?deafening silence?(= it was very noticeable that nothing was said or done)?. 置之不理。

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deafening?

ADJ?If you say there was a?deafening?silence, you are emphasizing that there was no reaction or response to something that was said or done. 死壹般的

What was truly despicable was the deafening silence maintained by the candidates concerning the riots.

真正可鄙的是這些侯選人對暴亂所持的緘默態度。

以上來源於《柯林斯英漢雙解大詞典》