quieten
- vt. 抚慰；使安静
- vi. 变安静
[ 第三人称单数 quietens 现在分词 quietening 过去式 quietened 过去分词 quietened ]
专业释义英英释义
quieten [ 'kwaiətən ]
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v.
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become quiet or quieter
同义词： hush quiet quiesce quiet down pipe down
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make calm or still
同义词： calm calm down quiet tranquilize tranquillize tranquillise lull still
- cause to be quiet or not talk
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become quiet or quieter
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柯林斯英汉双解大词典
quieten
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V-T/V-I If someone or something quietens or if you quieten them, they become less noisy, less active, or silent. 使安静; 安静 [英国英语]
例：The wind dropped and the sea quietened.
风势减弱了，大海平静下来。
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V-T To quieten fears or complaints means to persuade people that there is no good reason for them. 消除 (恐惧); 平息 (抱怨) [美国英语]
例：Supporters of the constitution had to quieten fears that aristocrats plotted to steal the fruits of the revolution.
宪法的支持者们不得不消除人们对贵族阴谋窃取革命成果的恐惧。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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Supporters of the constitution had to quieten fears that aristocrats plotted to steal the fruits of the revolution.
宪法的支持者们不得不消除人们对贵族阴谋窃取革命成果的恐惧。
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Watch less TV, and you’ll notice your mind begin to quieten.
少看电视吧，你会发现你的头脑开始变得安静。
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Quieten those children down, I can not hear myself talk.
让孩子们安静下来，我都听不见自己讲话了。
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Now one reason it's a fun class, is the nice thing about teaching Game Theory quieten down folks- one thing about teaching Game Theory is, you get to play games, and that's exactly what we've just been doing now.
为什么这门课很有趣,因为学习博弈论,大家安静一下,在课堂上我们通过一些游戏来学习博弈,我们不刚做完一个游戏吗
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