| 词汇 | quelled |
| 释义 | quelled past simple and past participle ofquell quell verb[ T ] uk /kwel/ us /kwel/ to stop something, especially by using force: （尤指通过武力）制止，平息;镇压 Police in riot gear were called in to quell the disturbances/unrest.身着防暴服的警察被召来平息骚乱。 This latest setback will have done nothing to quell the growing doubts about the future of the club.最近这次挫折对消除人们对俱乐部前景与日俱增的疑虑没有一点好处。 Causing something to end abandon abandonment all good things (must) come to an endidiom and have done with itidiom be over the humpidiom brake cure give over halt hang jack something in kill something stone-deadidiom lay lid snap snuff something out stamp on something stamp something out stanch staunch Examples of quelledquelled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In this century, however, such criticisms have been quelled by the enormous prestige of standard modern logic, which is considered inviolate. In the absence of physical freedom children would break out and run wild within the main play room until quelled by staff. Their irrationality, their propensity to violence and their inherent fanaticism required that collective action be promptly and decisively quelled. But they were quelled and if not quelled, replaced. The disturbance was quelled by the police with army reinforcements, but clearly the potential for further violence remains. It is up to us to ensure that the misuse is calmed and quelled as quickly as possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The fire of the shore batteries has been largely quelled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They quelled the mutiny which took place, and did garrison duties, in addition to their commercial vocation, thus allowing the regular troops to be removed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I had hoped that it had been quelled to some extent by the ample consultations that have occurred. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, he has already discovered that what he has done has not quelled that criticism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He has before him a boy whose "high spirits and instinct for adventure" have to be quelled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 At that age, we never stopped to inquire what list, but the threat of being put on a list quelled the noise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A disturbance of that kind has to be quelled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 That quickly and effectively quelled the prospect of the development of commercial surrogacy agencies in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The police acted energetically, and the disturbance was soon quelled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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