参考词典中quell的常规释义:
基本释义
- vt. 压制,平息,减轻
词形变化
- 时 态:quelled, quell·ing, quells
参考例句
- 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。 - Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.
已派士兵去镇压动乱. - Aspirin will quell your headache.
阿斯匹林将止住你的头疼。 - The soldiers were ordered out to quell the riot.
士兵们奉命前去平息暴乱。 - Police quelled the riot.
警察平息了暴动
- The police had been called in to quell a minor disturbance.
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