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

• An eloquent memo to staff can quell fears, dampen dissent, or inspire people to reach new heights.
  对员工有说服力的提醒能消除恐惧，排除异议，鼓舞员工达到新高度。
• 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。
• YOU will KNOW when to access our realms, you will FEEL us near, we wished to make contact with you at this time to quell any FEAR that YOU may have had at the depth of energy that you connect to.
  你会知晓何时进入到了我们的实相，你会感觉到我们的接近，我们希望此时与你接触，在你所连接到的能量层面来平息你可能拥有的任何恐惧。
• He can not quell his fear.
  他无法压抑他的恐惧。
• 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。
• 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。
• Mr Bush hopes to quell tensions over Taiwan.
  而布什则希望缓解对台湾的压力。
• Previous downturns were induced by sharp interest rate rises to quell the consequences of overheating.
  先前的经济衰退，多源自政府为了抑制经济过热的影响而大幅提高利率的举措。
• This statement won't quell disagreement over the voting rights act.
  这个声明难以消除在选举权法案上的分歧意见。
• 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。