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

• Scheduling raises to coincide with the change to a new plan can also quell objections.
  此外，同时提高员工薪资，以此来配合新计划，也能起到平息反对意见的效果。
• Bahrain has thanked its Gulf allies for sending in troops to help quell the protests and restore order.
  巴林感谢海湾同盟派出军队帮助平息抗议，恢复秩序。
• How much higher inflationary expectations-and to quell them, interest rates-will go is the question.
  通胀预期及要扑灭他们的利率将有多高还是一个疑问。
• Mr Bush hopes to quell tensions over Taiwan.
  而布什则希望缓解对台湾的压力。
• 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 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。
• John Dalli, European health commissioner, called on Germany and other countries to help quell unnecessary public fears.
  欧盟卫生专员约翰达利（JohnDalli）呼吁德国及其它国家帮助消除不必要的公众恐慌。
• 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。
• Troops eventually quelled the unrest.
  军队最终平息了动乱。
• This latest setback will have done nothing to quell the growing doubts about the future of the club.
  最近的挫折无助于消除人们对该俱乐部前景不断增加的疑虑。