quell

verb

1. suppress or crush completely

e.g. squelch any sign of dissent
quench a rebellion

Synonym: squelchquench

2. overcome or allay

e.g. quell my hunger

Synonym: stayappease

1. 压制;消除;镇压;平息
To quell 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 you quell 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 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。

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