quieting

英 [ˈkwaɪətɪŋ]

美 [ˈkwaɪətɪŋ]

v.  (使)平静，安静
quiet的现在分词

计算机

COCA.45120

柯林斯词典

• ADJ-GRADED 轻声的;安静的；静悄悄的
  Someone or something that isquietmakes only a small amount of noise.
  1. Tania kept the children reasonably quiet and contented...
     塔妮娅把孩子们哄得安安静静而又心满意足。
  2. A quiet murmur passed through the classroom...
     一阵悄悄的低语声传遍了整个教室。
  3. The airlines have invested enormous sums in new, quieter aircraft.
     航空公司投入了大笔资金购买噪音较小的新型飞机。
• ADJ-GRADED (地方)寂静的，安静的，清静的
  If a place isquiet, there is very little noise there.
  1. She was received in a small, quiet office...
     她在一个安静的小办公室里受到接待。
  2. The street was unnaturally quiet.
     街上安静得有些异常。
• ADJ-GRADED (地方、环境、时光)安宁的，清静的，平静的，宁静的
  If a place, situation, or time isquiet, there is no excitement, activity, or trouble.
  1. ...a quiet rural backwater...
     平静而与世隔绝的农村地区
  2. It is very quiet without him...
     他不在的时候这里非常清静。
  3. While he wanted Los Angeles and partying, she wanted a quiet life...
     他喜欢洛杉矶，喜欢聚会，她却希望过平静的生活。
  4. The city is now relatively quiet but there's palpable anger as people cope with shortages...
     现在这座城市比较安静，但却因物资匮乏而明显充斥着怒气。
• N-UNCOUNT 安静;静谧
  Quietis silence.
  1. He called for quiet and announced that the next song was in our honor...
     他叫大家安静，然后宣布下一首歌要送给我们。
  2. Jeremy wants some peace and quiet before his big match.
     杰里米希望在大赛来临之前能享受到些许平静和安宁。
• ADJ-GRADED 沉默的；不出声的;一言不发的
  If you arequiet, you are not saying anything.
  1. I told them to be quiet and go to sleep...
     我叫他们不要说话，马上睡觉。
  2. I just went quiet, embarrassed, and couldn't answer...
     我一下子收了声，红了脸，答不出话来。
  3. They were both quiet for a while. Then Charlie said: 'I must go.'...
     他们俩都沉默了一会儿。然后查利说：“我得走了”。
  4. Then a voice called out, 'Quiet, everybody, please!'
     这时有人大声喊道：“安静，请各位安静！”
• ADJ (感情)不外露的，不张扬的，内敛的，含蓄的
  If you refer, for example, to someone'squietconfidence orquietdespair, you mean that they do not say much about the way they are feeling.
  1. He has a quiet confidence in his ability...
     他对自己胸有成竹，但却并不张扬。
  2. All through his life he has shown a quiet determination to get things done.
     他一生都在默默而坚定地做事。
• ADJ 暗中的;秘密的;私下的
  You describe activities asquietwhen they happen in secret or in such a way that people do not notice them.
  1. The Swedes had sought his freedom through quiet diplomacy...
     瑞典人通过秘密的外交手段来争取他的自由。
  2. Then it was back to the house for a quiet celebration...
     然后就回到房子里悄悄地庆祝一番。
  3. Can I have a quiet word with you, son?
     孩子，我能和你私下谈一谈吗？
• ADJ-GRADED 温和的;文静的;不易激动(或动怒)的
  Aquietperson behaves in a calm way and is not easily made angry or upset.
  1. He's a nice quiet man.
     他是一个温和友善的人。
• ADJ-GRADED (颜色、服饰)素净的，朴素大方的
  You describe colours or clothes asquietwhen they are not bright or not very noticeable.
  1. They dress in quiet colors so as not to call attention to themselves.
     为了避免别人注目，他们穿得很朴素。
• V-ERG (使)安静;(使)平静下来
  If someone or somethingquietsor if youquietthem, they become less noisy, less active, or silent.
  1. The wind dropped and the sea quieted...
     风势减弱了，海面平静下来。
  2. Estela started to say something but a gesture from her husband quieted her at once.
     埃丝特拉正要说些什么，但是看到丈夫的一个手势，马上就不说话了。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 quieten


• VERB 消除，减轻(恐惧);平息(抱怨)
  Toquietfears or complaints means to persuade people that there is no good reason for them.
  1. Music seemed to quiet her anxiety and loneliness.
     音乐似乎能够减轻她的焦虑和孤独。

in BRIT, usually use 英国英语通常用 quieten


• PHRASE (不抗议、不抱怨地)安静离开
  If someone does notgo quietly, they do not leave a particular job or a place without complaining or resisting.
  1. She's not going to go quietly.
     她不会乖乖离开的。
• PHRASE 将…保密;保守…的秘密
  If youkeep quiet aboutsomething orkeepsomethingquiet, you do not say anything about it.
  1. I told her to keep quiet about it...
     我告诉她此事要保密。
  2. I think I found it easier than Nell to keep our engagement quiet.
     我觉得，我比内尔更容易守得住我们订婚的秘密。
• PHRASE 在暗中;秘密地；私下里
  If something is doneon the quiet, it is done secretly or in such a way that people do not notice it.
  1. She'd promised to give him driving lessons, on the quiet, when no one could see.
     她已经保证要在别人看不见的时候私下教他开车。

Take care not to confusequietandquite.
注意不要混淆 quiet 和 quite。

双语例句

• He's very good at quieting the kids.
  他很有办法让孩子们安静下来。
• The tang of the untainted, fresh and free sea air was like a cool, quieting thought, and the shells and pebbles and the seaweed with tiny living creatures attached to it never lost their fascination for me.
  洁净、清新而奔放的大海气息宛若一种冷静从容的思想。对我而言，贝壳、卵石、海草连同依附其间的微小生物从未失去它们的魅力。
• Well, I think the open air and the evening light will have a quieting effect on them.
  马格纳斯；那，我想这里的露天空气和斜阳会给他们点安神的效果。
• 'Meditation or chanting or any of those things can be so joyous and also very quieting,' says Roberts, who has introduced the practice to her children.
  冥想、或是诵经等等类似的行为可以把人变得很愉悦，也很平安，罗伯茨说，她还教孩子们也这样做。
• This topic through recuperates under medical treatment the literature research to the gestational diet, Attempts to discuss the quieting fetus, favorable pregnancy food and application gestation period food compound prescription application gauge rate and characteristic.
  本课题通过对妊娠期饮食调治文献的研究，从而探讨安胎、利妊娠食物及应用于妊娠期食物复方的应用规律及特点。
• The County felt that perhaps the cool and contained India Wilkes would have a quieting effect on him.
  县里的人觉得也许那位冷静含蓄的英迪亚会对他起一种镇定作用。
• Even if some of these measures are largely symbolic, they appear to have succeeded at quieting the critics.
  尽管上述措施中有些主要是象征性的，但它们似乎成功地安抚了批评者。
• Earthquake rumors appeared on September 26, 1999 in coastal regions of Fujian province Some pondering is inspired from analysis on the causes, spread and effectiveness of quieting down of the earthquake rumors
  对福建省沿海地区1999年9·26地震谣言的来因、传播过程及平息效果进行了分析讨论。给出了地震谣言平息后的几点思考
• The results show that the OLR sequence before Pu 'er earthquake had obvious anomaly precursor with the process of starting damping strengthening peaking quieting strengthening re-earthquake and thermal anomaly area moved gradually along the fault zone to the area near the epicenter.
  结果表明，普洱地震震前OLR序列存在明显的异常前兆，异常呈现起始衰减加强高峰平静加强再发震的过程，热异常区域沿断裂带逐渐向震中附近移动。
• Toddler Depression& Real or a Phase? Quieting a child's streaming tears on the playground might seem far easier than dealing with a sobbing adult.
  安慰一个操场中大哭的小孩远比流泪的成年人容易，但如果遭受肚子疼或者致命威胁的小孩呢？