quell
quell
verb
queller
noun
语源
verb
- [with obj.]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（叛乱等骚乱）
extra police were called to quell the disturbance.
为平息骚乱调集了增援警力。
■subdue or silence someone
征服；使缄默
Connor quelled him with a look.
康纳用眼色制止了他。
■suppress (a feeling, especially an unpleasant one)
压制，抑制；消除（感情，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。
queller
noun
语源
- Old English cwellan 'kill', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwellen and German quälen
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