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quieten是什么意思

quieten

英 ['kwaɪət(ə)n] 美 ['kwaɪətn]

vt. 抚慰；使安静
vi. 变安静

英文词源

quieten (v.): 1828, "to make quiet;" 1890, "to become quiet," from quiet (adj.) + -en (1).

双语例句

1. Somehow I managed to quieten her down.: 我设法让她平静了下来。

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

3. It took a long time for the baby to quieten down.: 孩子过了很长时间才停止吵闹.

4. Can you quieten the kids down?: 请让孩子们安静些好吗 ?

5. 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。