单词 | squelch |
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音标 | [skweltʃ] |
解释 | v.压制,镇压 |
红宝书 | 【英】 v. 压制,镇压(to completely suppress;quell) 【考】 反义词:foment(煽动 ) 【记】 参考:quench(熄灭,压 制) 【同】 参考:quench(熄灭, 压制) 【例】 Squelch a student demonstration. |
字源 | squelch (v.) 1620s, "to fall, drop, or stomp (on something soft) with crushing force," possibly imitative of sound made in the process. The figurative sense of "suppress completely" is first recorded 1864. Related: Squelched; squelching. |
不择手段背单词 | v. 压 = squash; (通过有力的反驳)使无言以对; 镇压 = quell = quench 【记】squ压, elch: 镇压 【反】foment(v 煽动); kindle(vt 点燃; 煽动) |
趣味全助记 | 【记】近于squash(a=el, sh=ch) 或crush;中间是quel,quell 镇压;quench 结束, 熄灭,平息 |
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