quieten

英[?kwa??tn]
美[?kwa??tn]

基本釋義

vt.& vi.
(使)安靜; (使)平靜; (使)平息; <主文>(使)(感情)減輕

詞性變化

實用例句

The chatter of voices gradually quietened.

唧唧喳喳的聲音漸漸地平靜了。

牛津詞典

Things seem to have quietened down a bit this afternoon (= we are not so busy, etc.) .

今天下午,事情似乎平靜些了。

牛津詞典

She tried to quieten her breathing...

她努力讓呼吸平緩下來。

A man shouted and the dogs suddenly quietened.

一個男人喊了一聲,狗兒們就一下子安靜下來了。

Russian intelligence will take a long time to quieten the paranoia of the West.

俄羅斯情報機構(gòu)要花很長時間才能消除西方的疑慮。

As the economy rebounds and public outrage subsides, the clam our for change will quieten.

隨著經(jīng)濟反彈和公眾的憤怒情緒消退, 要求實行變革的呼聲將減弱.

期刊摘選

Quieten down a bit – don't shout!

小聲點兒,別嚷嚷了!

期刊摘選

Can you quieten the kids down?

請讓孩子們安靜些好 嗎 ?

《簡明英漢詞典》

Complaints from teams may quieten the rowdier African fans and their vuvuzelas ( plastic trumpets ).

來自球隊的抱怨可能讓吵鬧的非洲球迷和他們的瓦瓦祖拉 ( 一種塑料喇叭 ) 安靜.

期刊摘選

Her team is trying to find an internationally acceptable gesture to quieten a ringing phone.

她的項目團隊正試圖尋找一種世界范圍內(nèi)通行的手勢,來使電話響鈴聲靜音.

期刊摘選

Mr. Bates knew it was useless trying to quieten them.

貝茨先生知道試著使他們安靜下來是沒有用的.

期刊摘選

Though it can't last long : once the crowds dispersed they'll quieten down again.

不過發(fā)瘋是不能長久的,而且人散開了,火性也就過去了.

期刊摘選

Quieten down and get on with your work.

靜下心來繼續(xù)工作吧.

期刊摘選

She tried to quieten herself down.

她試圖使自己鎮(zhèn)靜下來.

期刊摘選

It took a long time for the baby to quieten down.

孩子過了很長時間才停止吵鬧.

《簡明英漢詞典》

Somehow I managed to quieten her down.

我設(shè)法讓她平靜了下來。

柯林斯例句

She tried to quieten her breathing.

她努力讓呼吸平緩下來。

柯林斯例句

Russian intelligence will take a long time to quieten the paranoia of the West.

俄羅斯情報機構(gòu)要花很長時間才能消除西方的疑慮。

柯林斯例句

英英釋義

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!"

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