Word · Frequency #12539
quashes
镇压；平息；压制
quashes is the third person singular of quash.
to put down or suppress (something) forcefully
- 1.
To defeat decisively, to suppress.
彻底击败,镇压
- 2.
To void or suppress (a subpoena, decision, etc.).
废除或撤销(传票、决定等)
撤销；废止；宣布无效；彻底击败,镇压；废除或撤销(传票、决定等)；撤销；平息
In use
The court quashed the previous ruling.
The government quashed the rebellion swiftly.
She quashed her anger before responding.
quash sth
常用于法律语境，表示撤销或废止。
The court quashed the conviction.
法院撤销了判决。
quash sth (as in suppress)
表示用强力平息或镇压。
The government quashed the rebellion.
政府镇压了叛乱。
be quashed
被动语态常见。
The appeal was quashed by the judge.
上诉被法官驳回了。
Verb forms
Connections
Collocations
- quash a rebellion
- 镇压叛乱
- The government sent troops to quash the rebellion.政府派军队镇压叛乱。
- quash a protest
- 镇压抗议
- Police moved in to quash the protest.警方介入镇压抗议。
- quash a conviction
- 撤销定罪
- The appeal court quashed his conviction.上诉法院撤销了对他的定罪。
- quash a subpoena
- 撤销传票
- The judge refused to quash the subpoena.法官拒绝撤销传票。
- quash rumors
- 平息谣言
- The company issued a statement to quash rumors of a merger.公司发表声明平息合并的谣言。
- quash a decision
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想squash（压扁）去掉s：quash就是用力压下——镇压骚乱，或把判决压掉（撤销）。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：formal writing/speech、legal proceedings quash 通常用于正式或法律语境：指“镇压/平息”时偏书面，指“依法撤销/宣布无效”时常见于法律（如 quash a subpoena）。随意的日常口语中一般较少用。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接宾语，表示撤销、废止或镇压的动作
Pronunciation & Spelling
英式发音中，squash /skwɒʃ/ 和 wash /wɒʃ/ 与 quash /kwɒʃ/ 押韵（元音和尾音相同）。cash、dash、flash、splash 拼写都以 -ash 结尾，但元音是 /æ/，发音不同。注意 quash 中的 a 受前面 /w/ 影响读作 /ɒ/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
页面下方列出了常见词形变化。学习时注意它们在句子中的语法位置。
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