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

• The chatter of voices gradually quietened.
  唧唧喳喳的声音渐渐地平静了。
• 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。
• 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。
• The barking dogs quietened when they recognized me.
  认出我来后，那些吠叫的狗静了下来。
• The fear within her quietened.
  她内心的恐惧减轻了。
• Mr Wood adds that big American retailers such as Walmart, which might once have spoken out against revaluation because it would it increase the cost of their imported clothes and toys, have quietened down because that interest has been trumped by the desire to expand into China.
  伍德补充表示，沃尔玛（Walmart）等美国大型零售商曾经明确反对人民币升值，因为这将增加进口服装和玩具的成本，但现在这些零售商的反对声音已经减弱，因为他们更愿意扩展在华业务。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• He had matured and quietened down considerably.
  他已成熟文静多了。