- quell
- [kwel]
- vt. 平息；镇压；减轻；消除
参考例子
- 1.The police quelled the disturbances in inner-city areas.
- 警察平息了市中心区的骚乱。
- 2.Who can quell my passion?
- 谁能够平息我的热情？
- 3.Look, he seems to hope to quell public anger.
- 看上去，他似乎希望以此来平息公众的愤怒。
英文解释
- v.
- 1.suppress or crush completely
- 2.overcome or allay
网络释义
- quell
- 平息; 镇压，平息; 镇压; 压制;
- quell fears
- 消除恐惧; 消除惧怕;
- to quell
- 镇压;
- quell a fire
- 灭火;
- to quell the problem
- 解除问题。;