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quieten (BrE) /ˈkwaɪətn/ (NAmE quiet /ˈkwaɪət/ ) ●ˌquieten ˈdown●ˌquieten sb/sth ˈdown (NAmE ˌquiet ˈdown, ˌquiet sb/sth ˈdown) to become, or to make sb/sth, calmer, less noisy or less active （使）安静下来，平静◆We’ve been really busy at work during the summer but things should quieten down now.
我们暑期工作繁忙，不过现在事情应该少一些了。◆It took a long time for the baby to quieten down.
过了好久，小孩才停止哭闹。◆Can you quieten the kids down?
请让孩子们安静些好吗？ NOTE Quieten/quiet and quieten/quiet sb/sth are also used on their own, especially in more formal language * quieten/quiet 和 quieten/quiet sb/sth 也单独使用，尤用于更正式用语◆The class quietened.
班上安静了。 ➡ note at shut sb up [v + adv] [v + n/pron + adv] [v + adv + n] (less frequent) |