quell

英 [kwel]

美 [kwel]

v.  制止; 平息; 镇压; 消除，缓解，减轻(强烈或不快的感情)

过去分词：quelled　现在分词：quelling　过去式：quelled　第三人称单数：quells　

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牛津词典

verb

• 制止；平息；镇压
  to stop sth such as violent behaviour or protests
  1. Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances.
     已调集了增援警力来平定骚乱。
  2. She started to giggle, but Bob quelled her with a look.
     她格格地笑了起来，但鲍勃用眼色制止了她。
• 消除，缓解，减轻（强烈或不快的感情）
  to stop or reduce strong or unpleasant feelings
  1. to quell your fears
     消除恐惧

柯林斯词典

• VERB 压制;消除;镇压;平息
  Toquellopposition or violent behaviour means to stop it.
  1. Troops eventually quelled the unrest.
     军队最终平息了动乱。
• VERB 消除，祛除(害怕、愤怒等)
  If youquellan unpleasant feeling such as fear or anger, you stop yourself or other people from having that feeling.
  1. The Information Minister is trying to quell fears of a looming oil crisis.
     新闻部长正努力消除民众对一触即发的石油危机的恐惧。

英英释义

verb

• suppress or crush completely
  1. squelch any sign of dissent
  2. quench a rebellion
  Synonym:squelchquench
• overcome or allay
  1. quell my hunger
  Synonym:stayappease

双语例句

• Talk of a new architecture for the international system does not quell the anger of the dispossessed and unemployed.
  对构建新国际体系的讨论无法平息失去房屋和工作的人的愤怒。
• The government's reassurances have done nothing to quell the doubts of the public.
  政府的再次保证并没有消除公众的疑虑。
• He can not quell his fear.
  他无法压抑他的恐惧。
• Although the Kremlin and the Russian state media released photos and video footage of Putin last week, they did not quell the rumors about his whereabouts, because it was unclear when they were taken.
  即使克里姆林宫和俄罗斯联邦媒体上周发布了普京的照片和视频片段，仍然无法压制有关他行踪的传闻，因为这些信息并不明朗。
• He also built the fantastic Park quell.
  他还建造了神奇的奎尔公园。
• It's also effective at calming restlessness and reducing anxiety& and may even quell restless legs syndrome.
  它在使人安静和减轻焦虑方面也是有效的&并且甚至可以减轻不宁腿综合征。
• I was trying to quell a growing unease.
  我正在设法消除日益增长的不安。
• He is unlikely to send in the army to quell nationalist aspirations.
  他不可能派兵去扼杀民族主义理想。
• Troops eventually quelled the unrest.
  军队最终平息了动乱。
• Factions within Aryan increasingly sought to use crystal energy to quell the adversaries.
  雅利安人内部阵营越来越想要使用水晶能量以平息对手，但这被ATLARa和“一的法则”之波塞顿人坚定拒绝。雅利安人几度徒劳地企图恐吓波塞顿人，但每次都被平息。