1.~ sth/sb制止;平息;镇压to stop sth such as violent behaviour or protests
Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances.已调集了增援警力来平定骚乱。
She started to giggle, but Bob quelled her with a look.她格格地笑了起来,但鲍勃用眼神制止了她。
2.~ sth消除,缓解,减轻(强烈或不快的感情)to stop or reduce strong or unpleasant feelings
to quell your fears消除恐惧
At this point I expected to have to quell a revolt, or at least quieten things down while those who objected to this effrontery walked out.
那一刻,我预期自己将不得不平息人们的反驳,或者至少在那些反对这种放肆行为的人起身退场之时,让会场平静下来。
He had been designated as the Egyptian government's second in command to quell the riots of the country's population, but this did not work.
他当初被指定担任埃及政府的二把手是为了平息该国的民众暴动,但此举并未奏效。
"Tell him to quell the storm, " said the voice of the doctor in my ear.
“叫他平息暴风,”医生的声音在我耳边响起。
True enough. Yet despite all that, the EU has not done enough to quell the markets.
然而实际情况是,尽管取得了如此成就,但欧盟在平息市场方面做的并不够。
He could have tried to quell demonstrations early on with sincere offers of reform, but he did not want to be seen as weak.
他也许曾经尝试过用诚意平息这次示威游行,但因怕视为软弱,又转而选择采取温和的改革方案,却没有说服力。
Mr. Samuelson, in a March interview with The Wall Street Journal, took aim at those trying to quell the financial crisis.
萨缪尔森今年3月在接受《华尔街日报》采访时谈到了努力平息金融危机的那些人。
Israeli leaders said the operation, known as Cast Lead, was meant to quell militant rocket and mortar fire on southern Israel.
以色列领导人表示,此次名为CastLead的军事行动,目的在于遏制(哈马斯)对以南部地区的火箭筒袭击和炮击。
He was also unable to quell concerns that the U. S. government is deliberately trying to weaken the dollar to boost exports.
另外,奥巴马也无力消除别国对美国政府为刺激出口而试图故意让美元贬值这种做法的担忧。
The inmates captured the officers a week ago after the two officers tried to quell a food fight in the main dining room.
囚犯在主要餐厅抓住了官员一个星期前在二名官员以后设法荡平食物战斗。
Poland's Catholic Church will hold a day of prayer for the nation's drivers in an attempt to use the Christian spirit to quell road rage.
波兰天主教会将替全国驾驶人举办一天的祈祷会,希望利用基督教精神来抑制开车发飙的状况。
But Zagreb refused to sell him in the summer to quell a revolt from fans unhappy that Eduardo had joined Arsenal.
不过萨格勒布俱乐部在今年夏天曾拒绝出售他,因为他们要平息球迷对俱乐部放走爱德华多加盟阿森纳的不满情绪。
The regime may be trying to calibrate its response to the protests, using limited force at first to quell opponents.
当局也许正试图改变对示威活动的反应,想使用有限的武装力量去镇压反抗活动。
But Chancellor Angela Merkel has been fighting for weeks to quell a rebellion by some of her backbenchers against the EFSF expansion.
但德国总理默克尔(AngelaMerkel)几周来一直在力图平息部分后座议员对扩大EFSF规模的反对。
Rumours of an exit continue to linger, with Inter Milan said to be keen, and Eboue has failed to quell the uncertainty.
现在流言仍在继续,传闻国际米兰十分希望得到他,而埃布埃也没有让这种可能性得到终结。
Talk of a new architecture for the international system does not quell the anger of the dispossessed and unemployed.
对构建新国际体系的讨论无法平息失去房屋和工作的人的愤怒。
A shop owner in Qidong said in a phone interview that thousands of riot police had been brought in to quell the unrest.
启东市一名店主在电话采访中表示,官方调来数以千计的防暴警察以平息这一群体事件。
One of the best ways to make a good first impression is to quell any pre-interview jitters.
留下好的第一印象最好的一个方法就是消除面试前的紧张。
As commander of the Rapid Action Force, you and your team have been deployed to quell the terrorists and restore peace.
快速行动小组的指挥官为您和您的团队已派,镇压恐怖分子和恢复和平。
The million-dollar question is whether the slowdown is enough to quell the inflationary pressure or whether you need more rate rises.
关键问题是,经济放缓是否足以压制通胀压力,或是否需要进一步升息。
In 1950, the United States joined with United Nations forces in Korea to help quell what many feared as a threat to democracy.
1950年,美国加入了驻在韩国的联合国部队,以有助于减轻许多人对民主威胁的担心。
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