quieten

英 [ˈkwaɪətn]

美 [ˈkwaɪətn]

v.  (使)安静下来，平静些

过去分词：quietened　过去式：quietened　现在分词：quietening　第三人称单数：quietens　

BNC.14474 / COCA.43842

短语动词

牛津词典

verb

• （使）安静下来，平静些
  to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy
  1. The chatter of voices gradually quietened.
     唧唧喳喳的声音渐渐地平静了。
  2. Things seem to have quietened down a bit this afternoon (= we are not so busy, etc.) .
     今天下午，事情似乎平静些了。

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)安静;(使）平静下来
  If youquietensomeone or something, or if theyquieten, you make them become less noisy, less active, or silent.
  1. She tried to quieten her breathing...
     她努力让呼吸平缓下来。
  2. A man shouted and the dogs suddenly quietened.
     一个男人喊了一声，狗儿们就一下子安静下来了。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 quiet


• VERB 消除，减轻(恐惧);平息(抱怨)
  Toquietenfears or complaints means to persuade people that there is no good reason for them.
  1. Russian intelligence will take a long time to quieten the paranoia of the West.
     俄罗斯情报机构要花很长时间才能消除西方的疑虑。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 quiet

英英释义

verb

• cause to be quiet or not talk
  1. Please silence the children in the church!
  Synonym:hushsilencestillshut uphush up
• make calm or still
  1. quiet the dragons of worry and fear
  Synonym:calmcalm downquiettranquilizetranquillizetranquilliselullstill
• become quiet or quieter
  1. The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
  Synonym:hushquietquiescequiet downpipe down

双语例句

• The teacher asked the pupils to quieten down.
  老师叫学生别那么哇啦哇啦的。
• Her team is trying to find an internationally acceptable gesture to quieten a ringing phone.
  她的项目团队正试图寻找一种世界范围内可通行的手机，来使电话响铃声静音。
• 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。
• Mr. Bates knew it was useless trying to quieten them.
  贝茨先生知道试着使他们安静下来是没有用的。
• She tried to quieten her breathing
  她努力让呼吸平缓下来。
• Can't you do anything to quieten those children a bit?
  难道你不能设法使那些孩子稍稍安静些吗？
• And then I used all my willpower to quieten the crowd.
  那时，我竭尽全力让人群安静。
• In some situations, you might have to tell people to quieten down and stop talking just before someone is about to speak ( in a presentation, a meeting or conference) or a play is about to start in the theatre.
  有时候在别人正准备说话前（做介绍或在会议中）或是剧场里表演开始前，你需要告诉大家安静下来，别再说话了。
• The unawakened must learn to direct, to control and to quieten thoughts by ruling over them.
  未觉醒的人必须学习去引导、去控制和平息意念。
• A burst of volatility in September and October offered a reminder that the US market could rapidly quieten down, with withdrawals from several companies in a single week; the majority citing market conditions.
  9月和10月的一阵波动提醒了人们，美国市场可能会迅速平静下来，一周之内数家公司取消上市，大多数以市场条件为理由。