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 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。”
• 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。
• 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”。
• Timely increases in interest rates at the end of 2013 swiftly quelled inflation.
  2013年末，他及时加息，迅速平息了通胀。
• Fortunately, I took myself in hand in time. Mr. Atkinson was duly quelled.
  幸亏我及时地控制了自己。阿特金森先生被及时地将了一军。
• With speculation over Ronaldo's future refusing to be quelled, United's attacking thrust could fall even more squarely on the shoulders of Old Trafford favourite Rooney next season.
  虽然关于小小罗未来的流言不止，不过在老特拉夫德宠儿鲁尼的带领下，曼联下赛季的进攻可能会更为犀利。
• Troops eventually quelled the unrest.
  军队最终平息了动乱。