quietly
adverb uk/ˈkwaɪət.li/ us/ˈkwaɪət.li/
B1 安静地，静悄悄地
without making much noise
I slipped quietly out of the back door. 我悄悄地溜出了后门。
He is a quietly spoken, thoughtful man. 他是个话语轻柔、体贴周到的人。
不声张地
in a way that is not obvious to other people because you do not say much
He is quietly confident that there will be no problems this time. 他心里暗暗相信这次必定没有问题。
- More examples
- He waited until his daughter was asleep, then tiptoed quietly out of the room.
- The lecturer spoke so quietly that he was scarcely audible at the back of the hall.
- She turned the door knob and quietly opened the door.
- She had some music playing quietly in the background.
- Everyone was working quietly when, all of a sudden, Andrew started shouting and swearing.