quell
vt. 壓制,鎮壓; 減輕; 消除; 使鎮定
To quell opposition or violent behaviour means to stop it.
Troops eventually quelled the unrest.
軍隊最終平息了動亂。
If you quell an unpleasant feeling such as fear or anger, you stop yourself or other people from having that feeling.
The Information Minister is trying to quell fears of a looming oil crisis.
新聞部長正努力消除民眾對一觸即發的石油危機的恐懼。
1. suppress or crush completely;
2. overcome or allay;
Some moms I know also swear by their ability to quell morning sickness.
我知道一些媽媽他們喜歡吃雞蛋,並相信它能抵抗早晨的一些不舒服症狀.
The police had been called in to quell a minor disturbance.
警察奉命出動以平息一場小規模的騷亂.
It does nothing to quell buyer's remorse, but that's a subject for a different column.
當然這並不能徹底消除兒子買過就後悔的可能, 不過這是另外一個話題了.
Top watermelons relieve heat and quell thirst.
優質西瓜,消暑解渴.
He couldn't quell his fears.
他無法消除他的恐懼.