| 单词 | squelch |
| 释义 | squelch (once / 8874 pages) vn When you squelch something, you're putting an end to it. You can squelch an idea or a rebellion. This word has several meanings, but it's usually a verb for crushing things. A mean remark could squelch your self-confidence, and a powerful military could squelch an invading country. Squelching can also mean to make a squelch-like sucking sound — or to slop, slosh, splash, and squish through the mud. There's also a type of electric circuit that cuts off when the signal is weak: that's a squelch circuit, which squelches the connection. WORD FAMILYsquelch: squelched, squelcher, squelches, squelching+/squelcher: squelchers USAGE EXAMPLESAs the online campaign spiraled this week, authorities scrambled to squelch discussion. Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) Music is muted — the grisly snap of bones and squelch of peeling flesh predominate — while the camera maintains a cool, observational stillness. New York Times(Dec 20, 2016) Democracy depends on a free and independent press, which is why all tyrants try to squelch it. Salon(Dec 04, 2016) 1v suppress or crush completely squelch any sign of dissent Syn|Hyper quell, quench conquer, curb, inhibit, stamp down, subdue, suppress to put down by force or authority 2v to compress with violence, out of natural shape or condition Syn|Hypo|Hyper crush, mash, squash, squeeze wring twist, squeeze, or compress in order to extract liquid stampcrush or grind with a heavy instrument steamrollercrush with a steamroller as if to level treadcrush as if by treading on telescopecrush together or collapse press exert pressure or force to or upon 3v make a sucking sound Hyper go, sound make a certain noise or sound 4v walk through mud or mire Syn|Hyper slop, slosh, splash, splosh, squish footslog, pad, plod, slog, tramp, trudge walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud 5n a crushing remark Syn|Hyper put-down, squelcher, takedown derision contemptuous laughter 6n an electric circuit that cuts off a receiver when the signal becomes weaker than the noise Syn|Hyper squelch circuit, squelcher circuit, electric circuit, electrical circuit an electrical device that provides a path for electrical current to flow |
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