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

• The police had 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。
• The results surpassed expectations and will quell murmuring against his leadership.
  选举结果好于预期，这将平息对他领导能力的质疑。
• They found that metoclopramide worked faster to quell symptoms of nausea and vomiting than droperidol.
  他们发现胃复安比达哌啶醇能更快速地镇定呕吐和恶心的症状。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• "Tell him to quell the storm," said the voice of the doctor in my ear.
  “叫他平息暴风，”医生的声音在我耳边响起。
• 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。