quieten down

动词 v.
中文释义

英文释义

动词 v.
  1. To become quieter. UK,intransitive
    — As the lights dimmed the audience quietened down.
  2. To reduce intensity of an activity. UK,intransitive
    — Diplomacy can only begin when the violence quietens down.
  3. To make someone or something become quieter. UK,transitive
    — The teacher did her best to quieten the children down.

词形变化

quietens down present,singular,third-person quietening down participle,present quietened down participle,past quietened down past
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