quieten

美 [ˈkwaɪətn]英 [ˈkwaɪətn]
  • v.(使)安静下来,平静些

过去式: quietened 现在分词: quietening 过去分词: quietened 第三人称单数: quietens

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verb

BrE(使)安静下来,平静些
to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy

The chatter of voices gradually quietened.

唧唧喳喳的声音渐渐地平静了。

Things seem to have quietened down a bit this afternoon (= we are not so busy, etc.) .

今天下午,事情似乎平静些了。

quieten

频次

  • 1
    V-ERG (使)安静;(使)平静下来
    If you quieten someone or something, or if they quieten, you make them become less noisy, less active, or silent.

    She tried to quieten her breathing...

    她努力让呼吸平缓下来。

  • 3
    VERB 消除,减轻(恐惧);平息(抱怨)
    To quieten fears or complaints means to persuade people that there is no good reason for them.

    Russian intelligence will take a long time to quieten the paranoia of the West.

    俄罗斯情报机构要花很长时间才能消除西方的疑虑。

verb

1
cause to be quiet or not talk
Please silence the children in the church!
Synonym: hush silence still shut up hush up
2
make calm or still
quiet the dragons of worry and fear
Synonym: calm calm down quiet tranquilize tranquillize tranquillise lull still
3
become quiet or quieter
The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
Synonym: hush quiet quiesce quiet down pipe down

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  1. Mr. Bates knew it was useless trying to quieten them .

    贝茨先生知道试着使他们安静下来是没有用的。

  2. In some situations , you might have to tell people to quieten down and stop talking just before someone is about to speak ( in a presentation , a meeting or conference ) or a play is about to start in the theatre .

    有时候在别人正准备说话前(做介绍或在会议中)或是剧场里表演开始前,你需要告诉大家安静下来,别再说话了。

  3. The chatter of voices gradually quietened .

    唧唧喳喳的声音渐渐地平静了。

  4. Russian intelligence will take a long time to quieten the paranoia of the West .

    俄罗斯情报机构要花很长时间才能消除西方的疑虑。

  5. A man shouted and the dogs suddenly quietened .

    一个男人喊了一声,狗儿们就一下子安静下来了。

  6. She tried to quieten her breathing

    她努力让呼吸平缓下来。

  7. The teacher asked the pupils to quieten down .

    老师叫学生别那么哇啦哇啦的。

  8. As soon as the bell rang , the classroom quietened down at once .

    铃声一响,教室里立刻安静下来。

  9. Can 't you do anything to quieten those children a bit ?

    难道你不能设法使那些孩子稍稍安静些吗?

  10. Watch how the baby quietens when he hears the music .

    看看婴儿听到音乐时是怎么安静下来的。

  11. 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。

  12. The Friedman view still has its proponents but the financial crisis has quietened many of them .

    弗里德曼的观点仍然有支持者,但金融危机已经让很多人安静了下来。

  13. Our YE 's quietened down most considerably but not for long .

    我们队员保持极大的正静但是维持不久。

  14. And then I used all my willpower to quieten the crowd .

    那时,我竭尽全力让人群安静。

  15. And in most cases the captive gradually quietens down and begins to accept its food .

    在大多数情况下,刚捕来的象会慢慢静下来,接着开始吃食。

  16. Father came in and read us the riot act , and we quietened down and went to sleep .

    父亲进来向我们提出严厉警告,我们就安静下来睡着了。

  17. Her team is trying to find an internationally acceptable gesture to quieten a ringing phone .

    她的项目团队正试图寻找一种世界范围内可通行的手机,来使电话响铃声静音。

  18. The unawakened must learn to direct , to control and to quieten thoughts by ruling over them .

    未觉醒的人必须学习去引导、去控制和平息意念。

  19. Besides , soon the winter would be here , bringing the snow , which would cleanse and quieten everything .

    此外,冬天很快就要到了,大雪将落,它将使一切变得洁净、安宁。

  20. By the end of the game all of the Stoke fans had quietened down , though .

    比赛结束时大部分斯托克球迷都安静下来,不过曼联球迷们还在放声高歌。

  21. The fear within her quietened .

    她内心的恐惧减轻了。

  22. The barking dogs quietened when they recognized me .

    认出我来后,那些吠叫的狗静了下来。

  23. Nevertheless , the time when one quietens down and thinks back , one would miss the cozy racket that used to be so annoying .

    可是,一个人安静下来时会觉得,曾经厌烦的那些嘈杂回想起来很温情很怀念。

  24. He waved his arms to quieten them down .

    他挥动双臂,要他们安静一些。

  25. If you can 't quieten things down or go somewhere more conducive to contemplation , you must at least get some earplugs .

    如果你不能让这些东西静音,或者去到更有利于思考的地方,至少,你必须有一副耳塞准备着。

  26. All the restless devils inside her were quietened by this silence and by the calm strength of this companion .

    这同伴的沉着镇静,把她心中的烦躁不安驱散得一干二净。

  27. He had matured and quietened down considerably .

    他已成熟文静多了。

  28. But as he spoke , they quietened , he pointed out that they were needed for an essential job to act as an army of occupation .

    但是当他说话时,他们变安静了。他指出他们需要一个基本的工作,把参军作为一个职业。

  29. Its status as a haven in the financial storm has quietened voices that habitually blame the euro and the ECB for all economic ills .

    鉴于欧元在本次金融风暴中避风港的作用,把所有经济问题的矛头习惯性地指向单一货币以及欧洲中央银行的现象有所减少。

  30. The product can quieten skin , provide protection to damaged skin , keep skin away from outer stimulation to sensitive skin efficiently , and then increase skin 's ability to store moist .

    镇静肌肤,并为受损肌肤提供保护,有效防止外界对敏感肌肤的刺激,增加皮肤储存水份能力。

  • 短语动词

(使)安静;(使)平静下来