基本释义:

v.（使）安静( quieten的过去式和过去分词 ); （使）平静; （使）平息; <主文>（使）（感情）减轻

实用例句

The chatter of voices gradually quietened.

唧唧喳喳的声音渐渐地平静了。

《牛津高阶英汉双解词典》

He tried to get in a few digs at you but I quietened him.

他本想挖苦你几句,但被我劝住了.

《简明英汉词典》

At last, the wind quietened down and the storm is over.

最后, 风渐渐停了,风暴过去了.

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The unexpected trouble caused by this matter hasn't yet quietened down.

由这件事引起的平地风波至今还未平息.

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They were quarreling a long while and quietened down at last.

他们吵了半天,最后才安静下来.

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The children quickly quietened down.

孩子们很快就安静下来了.

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I quietened his fears.

我消除了他的恐惧.

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The students quietened down and began to read the quotations from the Bible.

学生们都静了下来,开始朗读从圣经中摘录的句子.

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Didn't you see the way they quietened down when I explained things to them yesterday?

昨天我到厂里对她们解释,不是风潮就平静了许多么?

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