quell[kwel]

• vt.
  • 镇压；平息：

    The police quelled the disturbances in inner-city areas.

    警察平息了市中心区的骚乱。

    The armed rebellion was quelled only in a few days.

    几天之内武装叛乱就被镇压下去了。

  • 缓和；使镇静：

    This medicine will quell your sore throat.

    这种药可减轻你的喉痛。

• n.
  • [废语]谋杀；杀戮