quiet down

短语

平息下来

词形变化

quieted down quieting down quiets down 三单 quiets down quieting down 现在分词 quieted down 过去式 quieted down 过去分词

释义与例句

v.
  1. 1.

    To become quieter.

    美国 不及物

    As the lights dimmed the general noise quieted down.

  2. 2.

    To make someone or something become quieter.

    美国 及物

    The teacher did her best to quiet the children down.

  3. 3.

    To diminish in intensity.

    美国 不及物 及物

    Diplomacy can only begin when the violence quiets down.

词汇关系

动词

同义词 5

quiet hush quieten pipe down quiesce

近义相关 6

still silence hush shut-up quieten hush up