quieten

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qui·et·en /ˈkwaɪətn/ British EnglishBrE, quiet American English verb

1 [intransitiveI, transitiveT] (also quieten down British EnglishBrE)LESS to become calmer and less noisy or active, or to make someone or something do this (使)平静；(使)安静

Javed Miandad appealed for calm, but he failed to quieten the protesters.

贾维德•米安达德呼吁大家冷静，但他未能让抗议者安静下来。

Quiet down and get ready for bed!

别闹了，准备睡觉！

Things tend to quieten down after Christmas.

圣诞节过后，一切都会平静下来。

2 [transitiveT]FRIGHTENED to reduce a feeling such as fear or worry 使〔情绪〕缓解，使减轻

I managed to quieten her fears.

我设法减轻了她的恐惧。

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quieten• Her travelling companions had quietened, as if some one in authority had arrived.• I decided to stay where I was at the moment until things quietened down.• It didn't knock her unconscious, but at least it quietened her enough to let me get at Jules.• Cardiff quietened Jimmy with a gesture that meant: Let him talk.• Invent some reason to quieten old Nosy Salt.• The driver tried to quieten the horses as two screeching cats, fighting over some vermin, scurried out of the shadows.• When one conceals matters, one does not necessarily quieten them.• In an attempt to quieten things down, executive producer George Harrison arranged for a press conference in London.

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