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

• Troops eventually quelled the unrest.
  军队最终平息了动乱。
• 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。
• At the same time, a slowdown in the transfer of jobs and business units to developing countries and outside providers could quell the anti-globalisation and protectionist urges of politicians in the US and Europe.
  与此同时，如果向发展中国家和海外服务供应商转移就业岗位和企业部门的速度减缓，美国和欧洲政客们反全球化和保护主义的呼声可能会有所平息。
• Mr Bush hopes to quell tensions over Taiwan.
  而布什则希望缓解对台湾的压力。
• 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。
• Talk of a new architecture for the international system does not quell the anger of the dispossessed and unemployed.
  对构建新国际体系的讨论无法平息失去房屋和工作的人的愤怒。
• He also built the fantastic Park quell.
  他还建造了神奇的奎尔公园。
• The European Central Bank alone has the power to quell the eurozone crisis.
  只有欧洲央行（ecb）才有力量化解这场欧元区危机。
• 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。
• 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。