| 词汇 | quieten |
| 释义 | quieten verb[ I or T ] UKuk /ˈkwaɪə.tən/ us /ˈkwaɪə.t̬ən/(USquiet) to (cause someone to) become calmer or less noisy: （使）平静；（使）安静 The barking dogs quietened (down) when they recognized me.认出我来后，那些吠叫的狗安静了下来。 to become calm or make someone calm calm downDad was really angry and it was a long time before he calmed down. calmHe calmed the crying baby. settle downChildren, settle down and take your seats! simmer downOkay, simmer down - no one's trying to upset you. cool down/offWhy don't you go for a walk and cool off? chill outMum, chill out! I'll be home before midnight, I promise! Peaceful and tranquil balm beatitude consonance coolness dust low-traffic lull non-militant peaceable peaceably restfully restfulness sequestered sleepiness sleepy soothing the calm before the stormidiom the dust settlesidiom the lull before the stormidiom unwarlike You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Silence & quiet Examples of quietenquieten Until robots function as social beings (if ever they do), it is appropriate to give the user this power to unilaterally quieten the other participant. I hope that the murmurs of disapproval are now quietened and that we can proceed with an examination of this important matter. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have the vague impression that things have quietened down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He was given a pink slip to quieten him down because he was kicking up such a din in the polling station. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We will run into extraordinary difficulties in quietening the demands of people who have slipped outside in this way. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 When public opinion is too restive to be quietened by indifference? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has been quietened down as being something which it is almost indecent to talk about—the future state of our country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Could you please either quieten down or go and have a coffee, and come back when we have finished discussing the important issues? From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English This transfer is presumed to quieten concerns over the possible dangers to competition arising from the alliance. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It seems to me that we have periods in which things quieten down a bit, yet we never seem to take the lead. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 In order to quieten criticism we have an inquiry. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I hope that it was not just a clever performance or an act to quieten our fears so that he can gain time. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It would, to some extent, quieten the commercial mind. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It is not our intention to keep troops there on that scale and in that number when the situation quietens down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I have long felt that we are not getting information, but that we were merely getting answers which were destined, hopefully, to quieten us. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of quieten 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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