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1. Oxford Dictionary

   quell

   • IPA[kwɛl]

   英式

   • v.
     put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force；subdue or silence (someone)

   • verb: quell, 3rd person present: quells, gerund or present participle: quelling, past tense: quelled, past participle: quelled

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force extra police were called to quell the disturbance 同義詞 put an end to, stamp out, put a stop to, end, finish, ... 更多get rid of, crush, put down, check, crack down on, curb, nip in the bud, thwart, frustrate, squash, quash, subdue, suppress, repress, quench, extinguish, stifle, abolish, terminate, beat, overcome, defeat, rout, destroy, demolish, annihilate, wipe out, extirpate, informalsquelch, put the kibosh on, clobber反義詞 bring about, prompt
   • ▪ subdue or silence (someone) Connor quelled him with a look
   • ▪ suppress (a feeling) she quelled an urge to race up the stairs 同義詞 calm, soothe, pacify, settle, put at rest, ... 更多lull, silence, put behind one, rise above, allay, appease, stay, assuage, abate, deaden, dull, tranquillize, mitigate, moderate, palliate, quieten, quiet反義詞 succumb to