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

• The security forces counter-attacked the following day and quelled the unrest
  第二天安全部队发起反击，镇压了骚动。
• The threat of nuclear terrorism has been quelled.
  核恐怖活动的威胁已经被消除了。
• 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。
• He had noticed that for some mysterious reason fee's very presence quelled his sister, put her at a disadvantage.
  不知什么缘故，他注意到菲一出场就会压倒他的姐姐，使她相形见绌。
• The disturbance near the headquarters was caused by the lunatic fringe and was quelled by the riot police eventually.
  总部附近之骚乱由极端份子引起，最后由防暴警察敉平。
• 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。
• And even if there were disturbances, they could be quelled immediately.
  即使有了动乱，也能及时解决。
• 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 words quelled any lingering doubts I had had.
  她的话打消了我心头的重重疑虑。
• Troops eventually quelled the unrest.
  军队最终平息了动乱。