quieten

英['kwaɪətn] 美['kwaɪətn]
  • v. 平静下来
quietened quietened quietening quietens
  • quib n.讥讽；嘲弄
  • quibble v.争论；推托；说模棱两可的话；说俏皮话；谬论n.吹毛求疵；遁辞；谬论；双关话
  • quibbler n.吹毛求疵的人
  • quibblesome adj.遁辞的；模拟两可的
  • quibbling adj.诡辩的；吹毛求疵的n.诡辩；吹毛求疵动词quibble的现在分词形式.

详细释义

Verb:
  1. become quiet or quieter;

    "The audience fell silent when the speaker entered"

  2. make calm or still;

    "quiet the dragons of worry and fear"

  3. cause to be quiet or not talk;

    "Please silence the children in the church!"

双语例句

1. Somehow I managed to quieten her down.
我设法让她平静了下来。

来自柯林斯例句

2. She tried to quieten her breathing.
她努力让呼吸平缓下来。

来自柯林斯例句

3. It took a long time for the baby to quieten down.
孩子过了很长时间才停止吵闹.

来自《简明英汉词典》

4. Can you quieten the kids down?
请让孩子们安静些好 吗 ?

来自《简明英汉词典》

5. Russian intelligence will take a long time to quieten the paranoia of the West.
俄罗斯情报机构要花很长时间才能消除西方的疑虑。

来自柯林斯例句

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. She tried to quieten herself down.
      她试图使自己镇静下来。
    2. You must quieten down when the teacher comes into the classroom.
      老师来到教室时你们必须安静下来。

相关词汇

【邻近词汇】

quiet quiet room quiet type quiet mode Quiet Area quiet time quiet move quiet flat quiet hour quiet pulse Quietude.
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