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quietening

/kwahy-i-tn/US // ˈkwaɪ ɪ tn //UK // (ˈkwaɪətən) //

静化,安静,宁静,肃静

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Definitions

v.无主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to become quiet.
v.有主动词 verb
  1. 1
    • : to make quiet.

Synonyms & Antonyms

verbsilence
Forms: quietened
Synonyms
clam蛤蜊,蛤蛤,蛤,蛤蛎dampen沾湿,沾沾自喜,沾湿了,润湿deaden死气沉沉,死亡,死气沉沉的,死人dull枯燥乏味,枯燥无味,枯燥的,沉闷的extinguish熄灭,扑灭,灭绝,灭亡gag插科打诨,噱头,诨名,诨号hush嘘嘘,嘘寒问暖,嘘嘘声,嘘lull忽悠,冷清,忽冷忽热,冷淡muffle闷棍,闷响,闷闷不乐,闷声发大财mute静音,哑巴,缄默,静默muzzle枪口,炮口,钳制,枪口上overawe凌厉,凌辱,凌迟,凌驾quash驳斥,撤销,驳回,拒绝quell熄灭,平息,遏止,平息下来quiet安静,安静的,宁静,静shush嘘嘘,嘘声,嘘,嘘嘘声soft-pedal软脚板,软式踏板,软踏板,软脚踏squelch静音,静噪,压制,压抑stifle窒息,压制,扼杀,窒息而死still仍然,仍然是,依然,仍旧subdue制服,镇住了,收服,征服suppress镇压,打压,压制,抑制tongue-tie结舌,舌头打结,舌吻,结舌的choke off窒息,掐断,掐死,窒息而死clam up闭口不言,闭口不谈,蜷缩,闭口不提close up闭合,关闭,近距离,封闭cool it冷却它,凉拌,冷静,冷静下来cut off截断,切断,斩断,断cut short缩短,缩短了,缩减,缩短时间decrease the volume降低音量,减小音量,减少音量,减轻音量dry up干涸,涸泽而渔,阴干,干枯dumb哑巴,愚蠢的,笨拙的,哑口无言dummy up假的了,假人了,假货,假人hold one's tongue住嘴,管住嘴,住口,管住自己的嘴hush one's mouth咽口水,唫,肃静,啧啧称奇hush-hush遮遮掩掩,掩耳盗铃,遮遮掩掩的,遮遮掩掩地keep it down抑扬顿挫,缄默不语,缄默不言,抑止pipe down喉管下移,喉管下沉,喉管向下,喉管下垂quiet down安静下来,静下来,平静下来,平息下来say nothing什么也不说,无话可说,不言而喻,什么都不说shut up闭上嘴巴,住口,收声,闭上嘴sit on坐于,坐下来,坐拥,坐在这里strike dumb傻眼了,傻傻分不清楚,傻子,傻傻分不清

Examples

  • Pippa is facing renewed pressure from the palace to quieten down and behave like a good girl.

  • Jack, as was natural, first recovered himself, and did all in his power to quieten the hysterical emotion of Dolores.

  • One was obliged to walk up and down quickly in order to gradually quieten the pumping lungs.

  • Now, just quieten yourself down and tell me all Lyne told you about her, will you, my lad?

  • But that 'ere girth, and layin' him on his side, will quieten the movements of his chest, and jest give him a chance.

  • But th' cheerman saw her comin, an' managed to stop it, but it wor noa easy job to quieten her.