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.
  1. Once the vote was taken, things quieted down quickly...
     一旦投完票，事情便很快平息了下来。
  2. 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。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 quieten down

英英释义

verb

• become quiet or quieter
  1. The audience fell silent when the speaker entered
  Synonym:quietenhushquietquiescepipe down

双语例句

• 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。
• Sometimes he'd quiet down and just stare sadly at the floor, like a man whittling.
  有时他会静下来，纯粹悲哀地凝视着地板，象一个正在用小刀削刻的人。
• Quiet down, please. I have an announcement to make.
  请安静下来，我要宣布件事。
• The father asked the children to quiet down because the baby was sleeping.
  父亲要孩子们安静下来，因为宝宝正在睡觉。
• 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。
• Sings happiness, the things quiet down.
  唱幸福、曲终人散。
• The teacher made the rowdy class quiet down.
  老师使这吵闹的班级安静了下来。
• Maybe we ought to check the shed just to quiet him down.
  或许我们应该去查一下棚子，好让他平静下来。
• In the chronic pain group, however, one of the nodes of this network did not quiet down as it did in the pain-free subjects.
  然而在慢性疼痛患者组，大脑网络节点中有一处并没有像没有疼痛者那样“安静”下来。