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

• "Tell him to quell the storm," said the voice of the doctor in my ear.
  “叫他平息暴风，”医生的声音在我耳边响起。
• 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。
• 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。
• He can not quell his fear.
  他无法压抑他的恐惧。
• Hitler had failed to quell or conquer Britain.
  希特勒未能打败或征服不列颠。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The government's reassurances have done nothing to quell the doubts of the public.
  政府的再次保证并没有消除公众的疑虑。