Word · Frequency #14026
quell
平息；镇压；压制；减轻
to put an end to or suppress something, or to calm or reduce a feeling
- 1.
To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.
镇压、平息或使沉默；迫使(某人)屈服。
- 2.
To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.
抑制,制止(某事)；消除。
- 3.
To die.
死亡。
镇压、平息或使沉默；迫使(某人)屈服。；抑制,制止(某事)；消除。；死亡。；压制；平息
In use
The teacher’s joke helped quell the children’s nervousness before the test.
A cold drink quickly quelled her thirst after the long run.
The guards acted quickly to quell the disturbance outside the concert hall.
quell + noun (event, conflict)
常用于平息暴动、反抗等社会动荡。
The government sent troops to quell the rebellion.
政府派兵镇压叛乱。
quell + noun (emotion, feeling)
用于减轻或控制负面情绪。
She took a deep breath to quell her anxiety.
她深吸一口气以平息焦虑。
be quelled (by sb/sth)
被动语态强调动作承受者。
Connections
Collocations
- quell fears
- 平息恐惧
- The company's statement did little to quell fears about job losses.公司的声明几乎没有平息对失业的恐惧。
- quell unrest
- 平息骚乱
- Police were called in to quell the unrest in the capital.警方被调来平息首都的骚乱。
- quell a riot
- 镇压暴乱
- It took hours for the security forces to quell the riot.安全部队花了几个小时才镇压了这场暴乱。
- quell a rebellion
- 镇压叛乱
- The emperor used a brutal campaign to quell the rebellion.皇帝发动了一场残酷的行动来镇压叛乱。
- quell doubts
- 消除疑虑
- She presented the evidence to quell doubts about her research.她出示证据以消除对其研究的疑虑。
- quell panic
Learner notes
Memory Tip
记忆：qu- 像 quiet（安静）的开头，quell 就是把骚乱“压”到安静，平息下去。
Context & Register
语域：formal 常见场景：正式写作、新闻报道、文学作品 quell 属于较正式的词，通常用于书面语或正式场合，多指用强力平息骚乱、镇压反抗，或消除恐惧、疑虑；日常口语中较少用，更常以 stop、calm 等词代替。
Grammar Note
及物动词，后接宾语，常用于平息骚乱、恐惧等。
Pronunciation & Spelling
quell（/kwel/）与 well、bell、tell、sell、dwell、swell 都含相同的尾音 /-el/，押韵。dwell 和 swell 与 quell 一样有 /w/ 音，便于比较拼写和发音。注意拼写相似但发音不同的词：quilt /kwɪlt/、queen /kwiːn/、quest /kwest/ 虽以 qu- 开头，但元音或尾音不同，都不与 quell 押韵。
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
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