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

• 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。
• Quiet, quiet down, listen quietly together.
  安静，安静下来，一起静静的听。
• We have to wait until things quiet down.
  我们都必须要等到情况稳定下来。
• How did you get him to quiet down?
  你是怎么把他给摩挲顺了的？
• Established in1933, MPGC was affiliated to Chinese Medical Association to safeguard doctor's legitimate rights and interests and quiet down medical disputes.
  成立于1933年的医业保障委员会，是中华医学会设立的一个特别委员会，其作用为维护医师的合法权益，努力减少医事纠纷。
• Ive got to quiet down and get focused.
  我该冷静下来，集中注意力。
• Classroom immediately quiet down and come up with the heroic men were busy "shield"-book.
  教室立刻安静下来，英雄好汉们忙拿出“挡箭牌”――书。
• The father asked the children to quiet down because the baby was sleeping.
  父亲要孩子们安静下来，因为宝宝正在睡觉。
• 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。