v.(动词)

1. 镇压
2. 平息
3. 消除
4. 制止
5. 减轻
6. 压制
7. 镇定
8. 止住
9. 抑制
10. 把...压下去
11. 打败
12. 将了一军
13. 缓解
14. 结束
15. 缓和
16. 使镇静

n.(名词)

1. 屠杀
2. 谋杀
3. 杀戮

Verb:

1. suppress or crush completely;

   "squelch any sign of dissent"
   "quench a rebellion"
   

2. overcome or allay;

   "quell my hunger"
   

1.压制;消除;镇压;平息
Toquell opposition or violent behaviour means to stop it.

e.g. Troops eventually quelled the unrest.
军队最终平息了动乱。

2.消除，祛除(害怕、愤怒等)
If youquell an unpleasant feeling such as fear or anger, you stop yourself or other people from having that feeling.

e.g. The Information Minister is trying toquell fears of a looming oil crisis.
新闻部长正努力消除民众对一触即发的石油危机的恐惧。

1. 平息：警方(police)试图用催泪弹(tear gas)、水枪(water hose)、装甲车辆(armored vehicle)及路障(roadblock)来平息(quell)暴乱. 一般认为暴乱的起因(cause)是6月25日南方某地两名维族工人被汉族同事(co-worker)杀害.

2. 镇压：科学提倡怀疑精神,宗教信仰镇压(quell)怀疑精神,你对此认可多少?法国的中学毕业会考(Bac)的第一门考试是哲学作文. 说是哲学,其实是也涉及美学、社会学,很像中国高考的命题作文,考生要在四个小时内写出一篇像模像样的论文来. 文学、经济社会、科学类毕业生可以分别在下列三个题目中任选一个:

3. 镇压,平息：quash镇压,粉碎 |quell镇压,平息 | reduced a penalty减刑

4. 压制：purge#洗清 |quell#压制 | quibble#模棱两可地说

Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.

已派士兵去镇压动乱。

The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.

不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。

His actio have done little to quell the eculation.

他的行动无助平息传言。

The police have been called in to quell a minor disturbance.

警察奉命出动以平息一场小规模的骚乱。

Difficulties and setbacks never quell their curiosity.

困难和挫折从来就压不住他们的好奇心。

The government's reassurances have done nothing to quell the doubts of the public.

政府的再次保证并没有消除公众的疑虑。

This medicine will quell your sore throat.

这种药可减轻你的喉痛。

Mr Bush hopes to quell tensions over Taiwan.

布什希望缓解对台湾的压力。

Extra police were called in to quell the disturbances.

已调集了增援警力来平定骚乱。

(figurative)She started to giggle, but Bob quelled her with a look.

她格格地笑了起来，但鲍勃用眼色制止了她。

to quell your fears

消除恐惧

Troops eventually quelled the unrest.

军队最终平息了动乱。

The Information Minister is trying to quell fears of a looming oil crisis.

新闻部长正努力消除民众对一触即发的石油危机的恐惧。

Some moms I know also swear by their ability to quell morning sickness.

我知道一些妈妈他们喜欢吃鸡蛋,并相信它能抵抗早晨的一些不舒服症状.

The police had been called in to quell a minor disturbance.

警察奉命出动以平息一场小规模的骚乱.

It does nothing to quell buyer's remorse, but that's a subject for a different column.

当然这并不能彻底消除儿子买过就后悔的可能, 不过这是另外一个话题了.

Top watermelons relieve heat and quell thirst.

优质西瓜,消暑解渴.

He couldn't quell his fears.

他无法消除他的恐惧.

Even ginger ale, ginger beer or ginger biscuits can quell queasy feelings.

甚至生姜麦芽酒 、 生姜啤酒或生姜饼干都能减轻呕吐不适的感觉.

Difficulties and setbacks never quell their curiosity.

困难和挫折从来就压不住他们的好奇心.

Enjoying simple but inexpensive pleasures like nature walks and museums can quell the urge to splurge.

享受简单的廉价的快乐如简单的散步和参观博物馆就是治愈你坏毛病的良方.

Mr Wen hopes to quell trade tensions.

温希望缓解经济压力.

However, Sri Lanka Ghosn think so far, Obama quell public anger at up to do successfully.

不过斯戈恩认为到目前为止, 奥巴马在平息民众怒火上做得很成功.

Do you think this will quell KANG's anger and stop the killing?

你认为这能镇压姜的愤怒使他不再杀戮 吗 ?

Third, we should quell the rebellion completely.

第三, 平息暴乱抓到底.

What passions cannot music raise or quell?

还有什么比音乐更能让人心动的 呢 ?

Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.

士兵们被派去平息骚乱.

No one knows how to quell the uncertaintyAnd no one is even about the poor.

没有人知道如何平息这样的情绪.甚至也没有人谈论穷人的事.

Aspirin will quell your headache.

阿斯匹林将止住你的头疼.

The soldiers were ordered out to quell the riot.

士兵们奉命前去平息暴乱.

He can not quell his fear.

他无法压抑他的恐惧.

Troops were called in to quell the violence.

部队被调来平息暴力事件.

He also built the fantastic Park quell.

他还建造了神奇的奎尔公园.

She tried to quell the commotion in her heart.

她尽力平复心中的骚动.

How much higher inflationary expectations 'u2014 and to quell them, interest rates 'u2014 will go is the question.

通胀预期及要扑灭他们的利率将有多高还是一个疑问.

The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.

不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动.

Hitler had failed to quell or conquer Britain.

希特勒未能打败或征服不列颠.

• His spongy officers..shall bear the guilt Of our great quell.

  出自：Macbeth,Shakespeare

• He quelled mutinies on the high seas.

  出自：J. Conrad

• The old man was shockingly frail..but nothing could quell his exuberant spirit.

  出自：A. Brink