quietened

英 [ˈkwaɪətnd]

美 [ˈkwaɪətnd]

v.  (使)安静下来，平静些
quieten的过去分词和过去式

柯林斯词典

• V-ERG (使)安静;(使）平静下来
  If youquietensomeone or something, or if theyquieten, you make them become less noisy, less active, or silent.
  1. She tried to quieten her breathing...
     她努力让呼吸平缓下来。
  2. 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。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 quiet


• VERB 消除，减轻(恐惧);平息(抱怨)
  Toquietenfears or complaints means to persuade people that there is no good reason for them.
  1. 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。

in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 quiet

双语例句

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The fear within her quietened.
  她内心的恐惧减轻了。
• 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。
• 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。