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

• He had matured and quietened down considerably.
  他已成熟文静多了。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• The barking dogs quietened when they recognized me.
  认出我来后，那些吠叫的狗静了下来。
• 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 fear within her quietened.
  她内心的恐惧减轻了。
• The chatter of voices gradually quietened.
  唧唧喳喳的声音渐渐地平静了。
• 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 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。