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小词详解 | quell
quell 英 [kwel] 美 [kwel]
The wars that ripped apart the Democratic Republic of Congo and sucked in its neighbours, causing millions of deaths, have largely been quelled.
内战曾一度令刚果民主共和国四分五裂,且波及多个邻国,令数百万人丧生。如今,战火已基本平息。
——《经济学人》They answer our questions and quell feelings of loneliness and anxiety.
它们回答我们的问题,平息孤独和焦虑的感觉。
——《纽约时报》
[动词] (通常通过使用武力来)结束(叛乱或其他混乱)
已抽调了增援警力来平定骚乱。
Extra police were drafted to quell the disturbances.
他羞愧地打消了那个突然的念头。
He quelled the whim with shame.新闻部长正努力消除民众对一触即发的石油危机的恐惧。
The Information Minister is trying to quell fears of a looming oil crisis.
There was a ripple of laughter, instantly quelled by the look Snape gave the class.
教室里发出一片笑声,但立刻被斯内普的眼色压了下去。
subdue: bring (a country or people) under control by force suppress: forcibly put an end to repress: subdue (someone or something) by force