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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。
平息；镇压；压制；减轻
quelling — present participle of quell
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平息；镇压；压制；减轻
to put an end to or suppress something, or to calm or reduce a feeling
The government sent troops to quell the rebellion.
政府派兵镇压叛乱。
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.
抑制,制止(某事)；消除。
To suppress, to put an end to (something); to extinguish.
死亡。
To die.
quell
Base
原形
quells
3rd person
第三人称单数
quelling
-ing
现在分词
quelled
Past
过去式
quelled
Past participle
过去分词
The government quells the protest.
政府平息抗议。
The police quelled the riot quickly.
警察迅速平息了骚乱。
The army is quelling the rebellion.
军队正在镇压叛乱。
规则动词，过去式和过去分词加-ed。
The teacher’s joke helped quell the children’s nervousness before the test.
老师的笑话帮助平息了孩子们考试前的紧张情绪。
A cold drink quickly quelled her thirst after the long run.
长跑之后，一杯冷饮很快缓解了她的口渴。
The guards acted quickly to quell the disturbance outside the concert hall.
警卫们迅速采取行动，平息了音乐厅外的骚乱。
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。
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。
被动语态强调动作承受者。
The riot was eventually quelled by police.
骚乱最终被警方平息。
Not this
The rebellion finally quelled.
Use this
The rebellion was finally quelled.
quell是及物动词，必须带宾语或用于被动语态表示‘被镇压’。中文‘平息’可作不及物，导致学生误用。
Not this
Water quells the fire.
Use this
Water quenches the fire.
quell用于平息暴乱、恐惧等抽象事件或情感，灭火应用quench，此为固定搭配混淆。
Focus on the distinctions below. Other candidates are kept compact until a reliable usage note is available.
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。
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。
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。
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。
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。
平息恐慌
The official's calm explanation helped quell panic among residents.
官员冷静的解释帮助平息了居民的恐慌。
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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。
及物动词，后接宾语，常用于平息骚乱、恐惧等。
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