squelch
squelch
verb
squelcher
noun
squelchy
( squelchier, squelchiest)
adjective(squelchier, squelchiest)
语源
verb
- [no obj.]make a soft sucking sound such as that made by treading heavily through mud
（因脚踩泥地而）发出嘎吱声
bedraggled guests squelched across the lawns to seek shelter.
全身湿透的客人扑哧扑哧地穿过草坪去避雨。
■(informal)forcefully silence or suppress
(非正式)把…镇住，使不再作声；镇压
property developers tried to squelch public protest.
房地产开发商想压制公众的抗议。
- a soft sucking sound made when pressure is applied to liquid or mud
（踩在液体或泥上发出的）嘎吱声
the squelch of their feet.
他们脚底发出的嘎吱声。 - (亦作 squelch circuit)(Electronics)a circuit that suppresses the output of a radio receiver if the signal strength falls below a certain level
(电子)静噪电路，噪声抑制电路
squelcher
noun
squelchy
( squelchier, squelchiest)
adjective(squelchier, squelchiest)
语源
- early 17th cent. (originally denoting a heavy crushing fall on to something soft): imitative
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