Quell
[ kwɛl ]
第5级
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vt. 压制，镇压;减轻;消除;使镇定;
n. <古>屠杀;杀戮;
📝 例句
If you can quell the howling child within - "What about me!"
如果你能够克服内心的童子吼：“别忘了还有我呢
aspirin will quell your headache.
阿斯匹林将止住你的头疼。
Even ginger ale, ginger beer or ginger biscuits can quell queasy feelings.
甚至生姜麦芽酒、生姜啤酒或生姜饼干都能减轻呕吐不适的感觉。
So we had to quell the turmoil by imposing martial law.
这次我们采用戒严的方式解决了动乱问题，这是非常必要的。
The police had been called in to quell a minor disturbance.
警察奉命出动以平息一场小规模的骚乱。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ 谐音“快噢”:镇压叛乱动作要快噢
※ que-拼音“雀”,11-似数字“11”:11只雀被镇压
※ que-拼音“缺”,ll-似“棒子”:镇压示威时很缺棒子
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
quell
v[Tn]
put an end to (sth); suppress制止（某事物）; 镇压; 压制
quell the rebellion, opposition,uprising, etc 镇压叛乱、 反抗、 起义等
quell sb's fears, anxieties, etc 消除某人的恐惧、 忧虑等.
🔁 扩展释义
*[kwel]vt. 压制, 平息, 减轻
📖 同为「GRE」词汇
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Uh, why does he always have to slam the door?
唉 为什么他老是砰一声地关上门
We'll have fine weather for the next few days?
以后几天天气晴朗。
No! Look at these holes.
不能了！看看这些洞。