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

• Quiet down, please. I have an announcement to make.
  请安静下来，我要宣布件事。
• Mental health education can quiet down the criminal's correction complain and keep the prison correcting order, meanwhile, it can improve the criminal's quality and adapt themselves to the society after jail.
  开展罪犯心理健康教育是稳定罪犯改造情绪和监狱改造秩序的需要；是提高罪犯素质，适应再社会化后的需要。
• 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。
• 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。
• Once the vote was taken, things quieted down quickly
  一旦投完票，事情便很快平息了下来。
• You just quiet down, my gosling.
  你安静下来，我的小鹅。
• How did you get him to quiet down?
  你是怎么把他给摩挲顺了的？
• At this point, limitations on that individual reach a peak instantly and then things quiet down substantially.
  在此时，个人限制达到了一个顶峰并且事情本质上平息了下来。
• The teacher made the rowdy class quiet down.
  老师使这吵闹的班级安静了下来。
• You can't wait for the world to quiet down before you start focusing on your own well-being.
  你不可能等到这个世界安静下来，你才开始关注你自己的幸福。