Quell



GRE 蓝宝 Barron

解释

GRE 红宝书

• v.制止, 镇压
• ［英］ v.制止, 镇压 ( to thoroughly overwhelm)
• ［类］ 反义词: foment ( 煽动) ; instigate ( 鼓动) ; rouse ( 激起)
• ［例］ quell a riot ( 镇压暴乱) / quell disagreement ( 压制不同意见)

Webster Collegiate

I. transitive verb

• Etymology: Middle English, to kill, quell, from Old English cwellan to kill; akin to Old High German quellen to torture, kill, quāla torment, Lithuanian gelti to hurt
• Date: 13th century
• 1. to thoroughly overwhelm and reduce to submission or passivity <quell a riot>
• 2. quiet, pacify <quell fears>
• ? queller noun

II. noun

• Etymology: Middle English, from quellen to kill
• Date: 15th century
• 1. obsolete slaughter
• 2. archaic the power of quelling

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