quieten
英 ['kwaɪət(ə)n]
美['kwaɪətn]
- vt. 抚慰；使安静
- vi. 变安静
词态变化
第三人称单数: quietens;过去式: quietened;过去分词: quietened;现在分词: quietening;
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。
来自柯林斯例句
- 2. She tried to quieten her breathing.
- 她努力让呼吸平缓下来。
来自柯林斯例句
- 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.
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 4. Can you quieten the kids down?
- 请让孩子们安静些好 吗 ?
来自《简明英汉词典》
- 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。
来自柯林斯例句