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

• How much higher inflationary expectations-and to quell them, interest rates-will go is the question.
  通胀预期及要扑灭他们的利率将有多高还是一个疑问。
• 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。
• We know the banks want to quell the controversy.
  我们知道银行希望平息争论。
• He is unlikely to send in the army to quell nationalist aspirations.
  他不可能派兵去扼杀民族主义理想。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Hitler had failed to quell or conquer Britain.
  希特勒未能打败或征服不列颠。
• 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。