EN↔ZH→quell

quell

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Oxford English–Chinese

quell

/BrE kwɛl

, AmE kwɛl

/

transitive verb

1 (calm) 减轻 ‹anger, fears›

2 (subdue) 震慑 ‹person›;

to quell sb with a look 用眼神镇住某人

3 (stop) 平息 ‹revolt, disturbance›