基本词汇
vt.压制；平息；消除；减轻
过去式: quelled 过去分词: quelled 现在分词: quelling 第三人称单数: quells
详情解释
英英释义
"squelch any sign of dissent"
"quench a rebellion"
"quell my hunger"
经典引文
His spongy officers..shall bear the guilt Of our great quell.
出自：Macbeth,ShakespeareHe quelled mutinies on the high seas.
出自：J. ConradThe old man was shockingly frail..but nothing could quell his exuberant spirit.
出自：A. Brink近义词
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