| 释义 |
quell/kwel/v. tr. 1a crush or put down (a rebellion etc.) 粉碎或镇压(造反、叛乱等) b reduce (rebels etc.) to submission 使(叛逆者等)降服 2 suppress or alleviate (fear, anger, etc.) 压住或缓解(恐惧、怒气等) □ queller n. (also in comb. 亦用于复合词)[Old English cwellan ‘kill’, from Germanic] |