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词汇 quieten down
释义
Phr V
quieten down
quiets, quieting, quieted/quietens, quietening, quietened
quiet down (sb/sth) or quiet (sb/sth)
American
quieten down (sb/sth) or quieten (sb/sth) down
British to become quieter or calmer, or to make a person or animal become quieter or calmer
Come on, quieten down now please everyone.The speaker attempted to quiet down the audience.
phrasequieten down1. quieten down • quieten sb down BrE if someone quietens down, or if you quieten them down, they become quieter and calmer after they were noisy, upset, or too active: The kids were so noisy - I spent half the lesson trying to quieten them down. Wilkinson began swearing and shouting insults. When a policewoman told him to quieten down, he punched her. He'd once been known as the 'wild boy of rock 'n' roll', but old age had quietened him down.■ SIMILAR TO: calm down, quiet down AmE2. quieten down if a place of a situation quietens down, it becomes quieter and less busy, because there is less activity in it: Things tend to quieten down after the Christmas rush is over. The fighting in our immediate area seems to have quietened down■ SIMILAR TO: ease off

quieten down

1. To become calm, quieten, and relaxed; to stop being so noisy and boisterous. ("Quieten" is a chiefly British English variant spelling of the verb "to quiet.") Primarily heard in UK. A small amount of television after dinner is actually a good way of helping kids quieten down before bed time. It takes the engine a minute to quieten down after you turn it off.
2. To cause, compel, or instruct someone or something to become less noisy and boisterous. In this usage, a noun or pronoun is used between "quieten" and "down." Primarily heard in UK. A last-minute goal by the visiting team quietened the crowd down almost instantly. It can be a real chore unto itself trying to quieten the students down first thing in the morning.
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