Quieten
[ ['kwaiətən] ]
大学 College
vi.vt. (使)安静, 平静下来, (使)平息, (使)平静, (使)镇静\\nvt. 抚慰, 安慰
✅ 同义词
🔴 反义词
📖 牛津释义
quieten
v[I, Ip, Tn, Tn.p]
~ (sb/sth) (down) (esp Brit) (cause sb/sth to) become less disturbed, noisy, etc （使某人[某事物]）平静些, 安静些
Quieten down and get on with your work. 静下心来继续工作吧.
quieten a screaming baby 哄著惊叫的小孩儿
quieten (ie allay, calm) sb's fears/suspicions 消除某人的恐惧[怀疑].
🗣️ 情景例句
It hurts, doesn't it?
会痛 ，是不是？
Her name has slipped from my mind.
我想不起她的名字了。
On turning eagerly to the text, one learns that the lady was a typist who found the sound of office typewriters worried her more and more until eventually she had to go into a mental hospital.
当人们急切地看完正文后，便知道这位女子是个打字员，办公室打字机的声音使她越来越烦恼，最终住进了精神病医院。