Word · Frequency #14026
quell
平息;镇压;压制;减轻
核心释义
to put an end to or suppress something, or to calm or reduce a feeling
- 1.
镇压、平息或使沉默;迫使(某人)屈服。
To subdue, put down, or silence (someone or something); to force (someone) to submit.
- 2.
抑制,制止(某事);消除。
To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.
- 3.
死亡。
To die.
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
用法In use
The teacher’s joke helped quell the children’s nervousness before the test.
用法提示:quell 作及物动词,与 help 构成 help do sth,意为“平息、安抚”。
A cold drink quickly quelled her thirst after the long run.
用法提示:quelled 是 quell 的过去式,及物用法,表示“缓解、消除”。
The guards acted quickly to quell the disturbance outside the concert hall.
用法提示:quell 位于不定式后,及物动词,表示“平息、镇压”。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
及物动词,后接宾语,常用于平息骚乱、恐惧等。
发音与拼写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。
用法优先级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。
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