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单词 quieten
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quieten

​verb intransitive/transitive
UK /ˈkwaɪət(ə)n/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyquieten
he/she/itquietens
present participlequietening
past tensequietened
past participlequietened
DEFINITIONS2
  1. 1

    quieten

    or

    quieten down

    to become less noisy, active, or busy, or to make someone or something less noisy, active, or busy

    He waved his arms to quieten them down.

    Watch how the baby quietens when he hears the music.

    Synonyms and related words
    To stop, or to reduce a sound
    block out
    muffle
    mute
    Synonyms and related words
    What sound can do and changing sounds
    amplify
    reverberate
    fade
    Synonyms and related words
    To become better
    improve
    recover
    look up
  2. 2
    ​mainly literaryif a feeling quietens, or if something quietens it, it becomes less strong

    The fear within her quietened.

    Synonyms and related words
    What feelings and emotions do
    come over
    return
    run away with

quieten

​verb intransitive/transitive ​mainly British
US /ˈkwaɪət(ə)n/
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/theyquieten
he/she/itquietens
present participlequietening
past tensequietened
past participlequietened
DEFINITIONS1
  1. 1
    to quiet
    Synonyms and related words
    To stop, or to reduce a sound
    block out
    muffle
    mute
    Synonyms and related words
    What sound can do and changing sounds
    amplify
    reverberate
    fade
    Synonyms and related words
    To become better
    improve
    recover
    look up
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