quiet down

英 [ˈkwaɪət daʊn]

美 [ˈkwaɪət daʊn]

（使）安静; （使）平静下来

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)安静;(使)平静下来
  If someone or somethingquiets downor if youquietthemdown, they become less noisy or less active.
  1. Once the vote was taken, things quieted down quickly...
     一旦投完票，事情便很快平息了下来。
  2. Try gradually to quiet them down as bedtime approaches.
     临近就寝的时候，要尽量让他们渐渐安静下来。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 quieten down

英英释义

verb

• become quiet or quieter
  1. The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
  Synonym:quietenhushquietquiescepipe down

双语例句

• To quiet down the battle between sexes, human beings must overcome selfishness and greed and realize the equality, mutual aid and harmonious co-existence of both sexes.
  人类要平息两性纷争，就必须克服本性中的自私和贪欲，实现两性之间的平等互助和谐共存。
• Sometimes he'd quiet down and just stare sadly at the floor, like a man whittling.
  有时他会静下来，纯粹悲哀地凝视着地板，象一个正在用小刀削刻的人。
• "His voice would not quiet down," he said.
  “他的声音不安静下来，”他说。
• I dyspnea, and12 will hit her, she saw me angry, only slowly quiet down.
  我气急了，会打她一两下，她看见我生气了，才会慢慢的安静下来。
• Quiet, quiet down, listen quietly together.
  安静，安静下来，一起静静的听。
• Ive got to quiet down and get focused.
  我该冷静下来，集中注意力。
• With the second move that ticked away voice, everything around quiet down, can clearly hear throbbing with the second rhythmic beat.
  随着嘀嘀嗒嗒秒针走动的声音，周围的一切都安静了下来，可以很清楚地听到心跳声随着秒针有节奏地跳动。
• In the chronic pain group, however, one of the nodes of this network did not quiet down as it did in the pain-free subjects.
  然而在慢性疼痛患者组，大脑网络节点中有一处并没有像没有疼痛者那样“安静”下来。
• At this point, limitations on that individual reach a peak instantly and then things quiet down substantially.
  在此时，个人限制达到了一个顶峰并且事情本质上平息了下来。
• The child wouldn't quiet down for me.
  这孩子不肯为我安静下来。