quieten

英 ['kwaɪət(ə)n] 美 ['kwaɪətn]
  • vt. 抚慰;使安静
  • vi. 变安静

英文词源


quieten (v.)
1828, "to make quiet;" 1890, "to become quiet," from quiet (adj.) + -en (1).

双语例句


1. Somehow I managed to quieten her down.
我设法让她平静了下来。

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2. She tried to quieten her breathing.
她努力让呼吸平缓下来。

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3. It took a long time for the baby to quieten down.
孩子过了很长时间才停止吵闹.

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4. Can you quieten the kids down?
请让孩子们安静些好 吗 ?

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5. 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。

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