quieten

英 ['kwaɪətn] 美 ['kwaɪətn]

• v. 平静下来

英英释义

Verb:

1. become quiet or quieter;

   "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"
   

2. make calm or still;

   "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"
   

3. cause to be quiet or not talk;

   "Please silence the children in the church!"
   

例句

用作动词 (v.)

1. She tried to quieten herself down.
   她试图使自己镇静下来。
2. You must quieten down when the teacher comes into the classroom.
   老师来到教室时你们必须安静下来。

经典引文

• Sister Nessa had quietened the baby.

  出自： M. Binchy

• Richard breathed deeply as if he could quieten his thoughts with the air.

  出自： C. Brayfield

近反义词

【近义词】

• hush 肃静
• calm 平静的
• silence 沉默
• still 静止的
• calm down （使)平静
• fall silent 沉默下来
• settle down 安下心来
• alleviate 减轻
• allay 减轻
• soothe 缓和
• assuage 缓和
• quell 压制
• mollify 安慰
• banish 驱逐
• dispel 驱散
• quiet 安静的
• lull 使安静
• tranquilize (使)平静
• pipe down 吹哨让(水手)下班...
• tranquillise vi
• quiesce 静默
• shut up 关闭
• hush up 防止 ... 张扬出去...
• quiet down 使安静下来
• tranquillize （使）镇静

【反义词】

• louden (使声音)变响亮...