quell 

  1. 動詞
及物動詞:
蕩平...(暴動、抗議等)
鎮壓...(暴動、抗議等)
壓制...(暴動、抗議等)
使...(人)平靜下來
平息...(騷亂等)
消除...(疑慮等)
減輕...(強烈、不愉快的感覺等)
/此動詞過去式與過去分詞為"quelled"/
/現在分詞為"quelling"/

    同義字詞
clamp down (on),crack down (on),crush,put down,quash,repress,silence,slap down,snuff (out),squash,squelch,subdue,suppress
hush,mute,quiet,settle,shush,shut up,silence,squelch,still

例句

  1. Syrians move in to quell fighting.
  2. One eyebrow liked to quell a snigger.
  3. That's the only way to quell it isn't it?
  4. Indeed, if anything, he tried to quell it.
  5. Once it takes off it will be hard to quell .