quieten

及物/不及物动词（使）安静; （使）平静; （使）平息; <主文>（使）（感情）减轻

1. 安静：quiet 静止的 | quieten 安静 | quietish 有点安静的

2. 使安静：quietandelegant 窕 | quieten 使安静 | quieter 更安静的

3. 平静下来：lessen 减少,减轻;缩小,贬低 vi.变少 | quieten 平静下来 | lighten 照亮,使明亮

1. (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.

    e.g. She tried to quieten her breathing...
           她努力让呼吸平缓下来。
    e.g. 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。

2. 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.

    e.g. 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。

相关词组：quieten down

1. You get to live your life, have such a busy season and then quieten down a little bit.

2. Three days of official mourning will quieten a country inured to mass killing on its streets but shocked by the disaster.

3. quieten

3. But now the government has decided to quieten the discussion by reaffirming the Kai Tak Sports Stadium's construction.

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