quell / kwɛl /

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quell 的定义

v. 有主动词 verb
  1. to suppress; put an end to; extinguish: The troops quelled the rebellion quickly.
  2. to vanquish; subdue.
  3. to quiet or allay: The child's mother quelled his fears of the thunder.

quell 近义词

v. 动词 verb

defeat, suppress

v. 动词 verb

alleviate, calm

更多quell例句

  1. The Terps’ tournament aspirations haven’t evaporated, but Maryland’s performance did little to quell the concerns brought on by its loss to Penn State on Friday.
  2. These platforms have occasionally shown that they are capable of quelling disinformation and removing or flagging misleading content, but they are not consistent in enforcing their own policies and protecting LGBTQ people.
  3. Chancellor Angela Merkel called an emergency meeting to speed up Germany’s Covid-19 vaccine program in an effort to quell tensions within her government over claims the rollout has been too slow.
  4. Testing has been expanded in the region, as well as other efforts to help quell the spread of the virus, but South Bay residents continue to be impacted more by the virus than other parts of San Diego County.
  5. Tijuana’s business community had also been increasingly involved in trying to quell the violence, but has been hit hard financially by the closures caused by the pandemic.
  6. This is where Schwarz comes in: to quell concerns, advise about procedures, and follow up with loved ones.
  7. My question is simply this: where are the Reverends Al Sharpton and Jesse Jackson in seeking to quell potential violence?
  8. Question: Does anyone believe this coalition will use a 48-hour window to quell violence?
  9. Afterwards, a slew of major NBA reporters did their best to quell the giddy, growing mob.
  10. People who knew Jack in real life did little to quell the rumors.
  11. For several months he remained under a political cloud, charged with incompetency to quell the Philippine Rebellion.
  12. The exertions of the city authorities, who had notice of the meditated riot, were unable to prevent or quell it.
  13. Monsieur de Tressan was here, as ill-luck would have it, and Gaubert implored him to send soldiers thither to quell the riot.
  14. She caught her underlip between two rows of white teeth to quell the groan of helplessness.
  15. I dare not envy many a man:Who runs his life-race well; Whose brave, undaunted peasant bloodDeath's menace cannot quell.