quell
/kwel/verb
with obj.
1- put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force（尤指用武力）终止; 镇压, 平息（叛乱等）：
extra police were called to quell the disturbance.
为平息骚乱调集了增援警力。
1.1
- subdue or silence someone征服; 使缄默：
Connor quelled him with a look.
康纳用眼色制止了他。
1.2
- suppress (a feeling, especially an unpleasant one)压制, 抑制; 消除（尤指不愉快的感情）：
he spoke up again to quell any panic among the assembled youngsters.
他再一次抬高嗓门来消除聚在一起的年轻人的慌乱。
派生词
queller
noun词源
Old English cwellan 'kill'， of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwellen and German quälen.