quell
quell漢語(yǔ)翻譯
quell詞型變化
quell英語(yǔ)解釋
動(dòng)詞 quell:
- suppress or crush completely同義詞:squelch, quench
- overcome or allay同義詞:stay, appease
quell例句
- Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.已派士兵去鎮(zhèn)壓動(dòng)亂。
- The police have been called in to quell a minor disturbance.警察奉命出動(dòng)以平息一場(chǎng)小規(guī)模的騷亂。
- The government's reassurances have done nothing to quell the doubts of the public.政府的再次保證并沒(méi)有消除公眾的疑慮。
quell詳細(xì)解釋
quell
v.tr.(及物動(dòng)詞)quelled,quell.ing,quells To put down forcibly; suppress:用武力平息;鎮(zhèn)壓:例句:Police quelled the riot.警察平息了暴動(dòng)
To pacify; quiet:使平靜;安靜:例句:finally quelled the children`s fears.最終驅(qū)散了孩子們的恐懼
來(lái)源:Middle English quellen [to kill] 中古英語(yǔ) quellen [殺死] from Old English cwellan * see g wel…- 源自 古英語(yǔ) cwellan *參見(jiàn) g wel…-