| 词汇 | quietened |
| 释义 | quietened past simple and past participle ofquieten 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 beatitude consonance coolness dust low-traffic lull non-militant peaceable peaceably quieten 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 quietenedquietened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. 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 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 I hope that by my answer such apprehensions will have been quietened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 By our treatment of them we are not helping to ease, but are perpetuating, a situation that should be quietened down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 A number of years later, when the situation had quietened down, those quangos were privatised. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I think that if those procedures were understood some of the concern would be quietened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We have only to look at the way in which certain aircraft engines have quietened over the past decade—though, of course, there are exceptions. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The scheme quietened the country's conscience for about two years. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They are disturbing people's minds and creating fears which we want to see quietened. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Indeed, it was quiet before it quietened down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 It has now quietened down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 I am surprised that they are not taking it more seriously, are not more quietened and shocked by it, and are not reconsidering their previous view. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 There are those who believe that protests about industrial closures can be quietened by the payment of enhanced redundancy moneys and the provision of schemes which will accommodate natural wastage. 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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