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

• 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”。
• Today, 100-year-old IBM quelled long speculation over who would lead the tech giant into the next century.
  周二，成立一百周年的IBM公司平息了人们长久以来对谁将领导这一科技巨头步入下个世纪的猜测。
• Only then can it be roasted, ground and brewed into the stuff that dreams are quelled with.
  然后它才能被烘烤、碾碎、酿造成做梦都想要的原料。
• Troops eventually quelled the unrest.
  军队最终平息了动乱。
• Several futile attempts to terrorize the Poseidons were attempted by the Aryans, and each was quelled.
  雅利安人几度徒劳地企图恐吓波塞顿人，但每次都被平息。
• Thanks to Kao sung-nien's skill, the turmoil had been quelled.
  亏高松年有本领，弹压下去。
• 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。
• Leading troops, he quelled a rebellion.
  他带领军队平息了一场叛乱。
• This argument and the awful weight of the hour quelled the would be heresy-hunters.
  这一论点，以及当时的严重局势，制止了那些所谓的迫害异端的人们。
• Her words quelled any lingering doubts I had had.
  她的话打消了我心头的重重疑虑。