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

• 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。
• 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。
• Troops eventually quelled the unrest.
  军队最终平息了动乱。
• Her father quelled her fears of the thunder.
  她的父亲平定了她对雷声的恐惧。
• Nemanja Vidic has quelled talk of a move away from United, insisting that he has eyes only for a trophy-laden future at Old Trafford.
  内曼尼亚。维迪奇制止了离开曼联的闲话，他说自己唯一关心的就是在曼联拿到更多冠军。
• 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。
• And even if there were disturbances, they could be quelled immediately.
  即使有了动乱，也能及时解决。
• 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。
• 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。
• Her words quelled any lingering doubts I had had.
  她的话打消了我心头的重重疑虑。