柯林斯詞典quell /kw?l/ (quelling,quelled,quells) 1. V-T To quell opposition or violent behaviour means to stop it. 鎮(zhèn)壓 Troops eventually quelled the unrest. 部隊最終鎮(zhèn)壓了動亂。2. V-T If you quell an unpleasant feeling such as fear or anger, you stop yourself or other people from having that feeling. 消除 (恐懼、憤怒等) The government is trying to quell fears of a looming oil crisis. 該政府正努力消除日益臨近的石油危機而帶來的恐懼。 返回 quell劍橋詞典to stop something, especially by using force （尤指通過武力）制止，平息；鎮(zhèn)壓 Police in riot gear were called in to quell the disturbances /unrest . 身著防暴服的警察被召來平息騷亂。 This latest setback will have done nothing to quell the growing doubts about the future of the club . 最近這次挫折對消除人們對俱樂部前景與日俱增的疑慮沒有一點好処。 返回 quell