quelled

英 [kweld]

美 [kweld]

v.  制止; 平息; 镇压; 消除，缓解，减轻(强烈或不快的感情)
quell的过去分词和过去式

英英释义

adj

• subdued or overcome
  1. the quelled rebellion
  2. an uprising quenched almost before it started
  3. a squelched rumor
  Synonym:quenchedsquelched

双语例句

• Thanks to Kao sung-nien's skill, the turmoil had been quelled.
  亏高松年有本领，弹压下去。
• The increase was smaller than expected, but has not quelled fears that as inflation creeps up the government will need to slam on the economic brakes.
  这一数字比预期要小，但并未平息人们对政府会因通胀爬升而给经济踩急刹车的担忧。
• Those were largely quelled with the arrival of the boys, a pair of twins among them.
  而随着他们双胞胎儿子的出生，猜测才渐渐平息下来。
• Fortunately, it is much less threatening than people previously believed, and newly introduced vaccines seem to have quelled lingering fears.
  庆幸的是，这种病毒远没有人们最初想的那样危险，而最新面世的疫苗似乎已经平息了那弥留在人们心头久久不能散去的恐惧。
• Her father quelled her fears of the thunder.
  她的父亲平定了她对雷声的恐惧。
• Mr McCain, having quelled the booing that initially greeted Mr Obama's name, went on to say that "This is an historic election, and I recognise the special significance it has for African-Americans".
  麦凯恩制止了对那些对奥巴马报以嘘声的人，“这是具有历史意义的一次选举，我承认这对于非裔美国人具有特殊的意义”。
• He quelled my protestation with a stern," Lieutenant, I'm in charge. "
  他严厉地制止了我的主张说：“中尉，我来负责。”
• Her words quelled any lingering doubts I had had.
  她的话打消了我心头的重重疑虑。
• Yet all the awards have not quelled her desire to expand her craft.
  然而所有这些大奖并未浇灭她进一步拓展演技的欲望。
• The threat of nuclear terrorism has been quelled.
  核恐怖活动的威胁已经被消除了。