quell
verb/kwel/
/kwel/
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they quell | /kwel/ /kwel/ |
| he / she / it quells | /kwelz/ /kwelz/ |
| past simple quelled | /kweld/ /kweld/ |
| past participle quelled | /kweld/ /kweld/ |
| -ing form quelling | /ˈkwelɪŋ/ /ˈkwelɪŋ/ |
- quell something/somebody to stop something such as violent behaviour or protests
制止；平息；镇压 - Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances.
已调集了增援警力来平定骚乱。 - (figurative) She started to giggle, but Bob quelled her with a look.
她咯咯地笑了起来，但鲍勃用眼神制止了她。
Extra Examples- As the looting intensified, the president vowed to quell the violence by any means necessary.
随着抢劫愈演愈烈，总统发誓要采取一切必要手段平息暴力。 - Riot police were needed to quell pitch invasions.
需要防暴警察来平息球场入侵。 - The rising was swiftly quelled by loyal troops.
起义很快被忠诚的军队镇压下去。
- Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances.
- quell something to stop or reduce strong or unpleasant feelings
消除，缓解，减轻（强烈或不快的感情） - to quell your fears
消除恐惧
- to quell your fears
Word OriginOld English cwellan ‘kill’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwellen and German quälen.