quiet down
英 [ˈkwaɪət daʊn]
美 [ˈkwaɪət daʊn]
(使)安静; (使)平静下来
柯林斯词典
- PHRASAL VERB-ERG (使)安静;(使)平静下来
If someone or somethingquiets downor if youquietthemdown, they become less noisy or less active.- Once the vote was taken, things quieted down quickly...
一旦投完票,事情便很快平息了下来。 - Try gradually to quiet them down as bedtime approaches.
临近就寝的时候,要尽量让他们渐渐安静下来。
- Once the vote was taken, things quieted down quickly...
in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 quieten down
英英释义
verb
- become quiet or quieter
- The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
双语例句
- Ive got to quiet down and get focused.
我该冷静下来,集中注意力。 - It makes me from the bitterness of gradually quiet down, with the mind to accept things which can not be changed, and then motivate themselves with the courage to change can change things.
它让我从悲愤中渐渐地安静下来,用胸怀接受了不能改变的事情,然后激励自己用勇气来改变可以改变的事情。 - Once the vote was taken, things quieted down quickly
一旦投完票,事情便很快平息了下来。 - They'll usually quiet down.
他们通常会安静的。 - I can lie low there, maybe sniff out a job when things quiet down.
我可以在那儿暂避风头,事情平息后找个工作。 - To quiet down the battle between sexes, human beings must overcome selfishness and greed and realize the equality, mutual aid and harmonious co-existence of both sexes.
人类要平息两性纷争,就必须克服本性中的自私和贪欲,实现两性之间的平等互助和谐共存。 - You can't wait for the world to quiet down before you start focusing on your own well-being.
你不可能等到这个世界安静下来,你才开始关注你自己的幸福。 - Established in1933, MPGC was affiliated to Chinese Medical Association to safeguard doctor's legitimate rights and interests and quiet down medical disputes.
成立于1933年的医业保障委员会,是中华医学会设立的一个特别委员会,其作用为维护医师的合法权益,努力减少医事纠纷。 - Liu Jianquan, a26-year-old student at the University of Tsukuba ( an hour's drive from Tokyo), said he sometimes has to call the police to get his Japanese dorm mates to quiet down.
26岁的刘建全就读于筑波大学(距东京一小时的路程),他说有时候他不得不向警察求助,这样才能让他的那些日本室友安静下来。 - With the second move that ticked away voice, everything around quiet down, can clearly hear throbbing with the second rhythmic beat.
随着嘀嘀嗒嗒秒针走动的声音,周围的一切都安静了下来,可以很清楚地听到心跳声随着秒针有节奏地跳动。