quell

英 [kwel] 美 [kwel]

• vt. 压制；平息；消除；减轻

详尽释义

v. 动词

1. 镇压
2. 平息
3. 消除
4. 制止
5. 减轻
6. 压制
7. 镇定
8. 止住
9. 抑制
10. 把...压下去
11. 打败
12. 将了一军
13. 缓解
14. 结束
15. 缓和
16. 使镇静

n. 名词

1. 屠杀
2. 谋杀
3. 杀戮

英英释义

Verb:

1. suppress or crush completely;

   "squelch any sign of dissent"
   "quench a rebellion"
   

2. overcome or allay;

   "quell my hunger"
   

例句

用作及物动词 (vt.)

1. Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.
   已派士兵去镇压动乱。
2. The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.
   不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。
3. His actio have done little to quell the eculation.
   他的行动无助平息传言。
4. The police have been called in to quell a minor disturbance.
   警察奉命出动以平息一场小规模的骚乱。
5. Difficulties and setbacks never quell their curiosity.
   困难和挫折从来就压不住他们的好奇心。
6. 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。
7. This medicine will quell your sore throat.
   这种药可减轻你的喉痛。
8. Mr Bush hopes to quell tensions over Taiwan.
   布什希望缓解对台湾的压力。

经典引文

• His spongy officers..shall bear the guilt Of our great quell.

  出自：Macbeth , Shakespeare

• He quelled mutinies on the high seas.

  出自： J. Conrad

• The old man was shockingly frail..but nothing could quell his exuberant spirit.

  出自： A. Brink

近反义词

【近义词】

• subdue 使服从
• crush 压碎
• suppress 镇压
• mollify 安慰
• calm 平静的
• repress 抑制
• appease 安抚
• hush 肃静
• put down 镇压
• cool 凉爽的
• quash 镇压
• control 掌控
• overwhelm 打击
• extinguish 熄灭
• pacify 使 ... 平静
• lull 使安静
• defeat 挫败
• allay 减轻
• quiet 安静的
• assuage 缓和
• alleviate 减轻
• smother 窒息
• reduce 减少
• mitigate 减轻
• soothe 缓和
• stifle 使窒息
• disperse 分散
• quench 熄灭
• lessen 减少
• silence 沉默
• abort 流产
• lower 低的
• stem 柄
• squelch 发出嘎吱声
• stay 停留