one could hear a pin drop

英語（米国） (en-US) 英語（イギリス） (en-GB)

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慣用表現

(idiomatic) Extremely quiet, for example, as during a lull in a normally bustling place or scene, or at a sudden dramatic or tense moment.

日本語の意味

極めて静かである状態を表す慣用句。例えば、普段は賑やかな場所や場面、緊迫した瞬間などで、ほとんど音が聞こえないほどの静けさを意味する

英語の意味

(idiomatic) Extremely quiet, for example, as during a lull in a normally bustling place or scene, or at a sudden dramatic or tense moment.

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When the verdict was announced, one could hear a pin drop in the packed courtroom.

評決が言い渡された瞬間、満員の法廷は針が落ちるほどの静けさに包まれた。

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意味（1）

(idiomatic) Extremely quiet, for example, as during a lull in a normally bustling place or scene, or at a sudden dramatic or tense moment.

Told the waiter Big Joe was settin' me up / Aw!, you coulda heard a pin drop, it got deathly quiet / And the waiter's face turned kinda white

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