quell

[kwel]

vt.压制, 平息, 消除, 减轻

例句与用法：

Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.

已派士兵去镇压动乱。

The police have been called in to quell a minor disturbance.

警察奉命出动以平息一场小规模的骚乱。

The government's reassurances have done nothing to quell the doubts of the public.

政府的再次保证并没有消除公众的疑虑。

词形变化：

动词过去式: quelled | 动词过去分词: quelled | 动词现在分词: quelling | 动词第三人称单数: quells |

详细释义：

vt.

1. 镇压; 平息; 压制

The police had been called in to quell a minor disturbance.

警察奉命出动以平息一场小规模的骚乱。

2. 消除; 减轻