Quell a riot
镇压叛乱,平息动乱
🧩 词语组成解析
quell
[kwɛl]
vt. 压制，镇压;减轻;消除;使镇定;
n. <古>屠杀;杀戮;
riot
['raɪət]
n. 骚乱，暴动，暴乱，骚动，混乱;放荡，闹饮，嘈闹的宴会，喝酒狂闹;五色缤纷，喧嚣嘈杂;（想像，感情等的）奔放;
vi. 暴动，闹事;放荡;
vt. 浪费;挥霍;
🗣️ 情景例句
I couldn't be more sure, Susan.
我再确定不过了， Susan。
Do you think it looks good on me?
你看我穿着好看吗？
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.
官员们过去总是搞不清埃利斯岛过境人员的外国姓名，因为他们非常繁忙，所以在过境的人蜂拥而至的时候，许多人的姓名都被更改了。