销声匿迹 (xiāo shēng nì jì) — (idiom) to disappear from public view, to go into hiding, to lie low
Definition
Idiom meaning 'to vanish without a trace' — a person, company, or thing suddenly stops being seen or heard. Implies deliberate disappearance or fading away, stronger than simply 'disappearing'.
idiom
to disappear from public viewto go into hidingto lie low
Examples
- 销声匿迹。Nà ge zuì fàn yǐ jīng xiāo shēng nì jì hěn duō nián le.That criminal has been lying low for many years.
- 销声匿迹，。Zhè jiā gōng sī tū rán xiāo shēng nì jì, méi yǒu rén zhī dào yuán yīn.This company suddenly disappeared from the scene; no one knows why.
- ，销声匿迹。Zì cóng nà cì shì jiàn hòu, tā jiù xiāo shēng nì jì le.After that incident, he went into hiding.
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