作声

xià de bù gǎn zuò shēng

吓得不敢作声

be intimidated into silence

yīng ér jǐn tí kū hé gē gē zuò shēng què wú fǎ qīng xī de fā yīn

婴儿仅啼哭和咯咯作声，却无法清晰的发音。

A baby cries and gurgles but does not use articulate speech.

tīng zhòng cā jiǎo zuò shēng shǐ yǎn jiǎng rén jiǎng bù xià qù

听众擦脚作声使演讲人讲不下去。

The audience scraped the speaker down.

kàn diàn yǐng shí gā zhī zuò shēng de jiáo gān guǒ de rén huì shǐ rén shí fēn tǎo yàn

看电影时嘎吱作声地嚼干果的人会使人十分讨厌。

People who crunch nuts at the movies can be very annoying.

tā bǎi bǎi shǒu jiào tā bié zuò shēng

他摆摆手叫她别作声。

He waved his hand and told her to be silent.

wǒ men zhè yàng kāi zhe chē bù zuò shēng

我们这样开着车，不作声。

We drove the rest of the way in silence.