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

• Liu Jianquan, a26-year-old student at the University of Tsukuba ( an hour's drive from Tokyo), said he sometimes has to call the police to get his Japanese dorm mates to quiet down.
  26岁的刘建全就读于筑波大学（距东京一小时的路程），他说有时候他不得不向警察求助，这样才能让他的那些日本室友安静下来。
• 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。
• By abstaining from such actions, one allows the mind to quiet down sufficiently in order to proceed further.
  透过持戒心得以充分地平静下来，以便能好好执行观察的任务。
• Established in1933, MPGC was affiliated to Chinese Medical Association to safeguard doctor's legitimate rights and interests and quiet down medical disputes.
  成立于1933年的医业保障委员会，是中华医学会设立的一个特别委员会，其作用为维护医师的合法权益，努力减少医事纠纷。
• Sometimes he'd quiet down and just stare sadly at the floor, like a man whittling.
  有时他会静下来，纯粹悲哀地凝视着地板，象一个正在用小刀削刻的人。
• In the chronic pain group, however, one of the nodes of this network did not quiet down as it did in the pain-free subjects.
  然而在慢性疼痛患者组，大脑网络节点中有一处并没有像没有疼痛者那样“安静”下来。
• Hustle and bustle of the day, the city, also began to quiet down.
  喧嚣了一天的城市，也开始静了下来。
• Quiet down, please. I have an announcement to make.
  请安静下来，我要宣布件事。
• With the second move that ticked away voice, everything around quiet down, can clearly hear throbbing with the second rhythmic beat.
  随着嘀嘀嗒嗒秒针走动的声音，周围的一切都安静了下来，可以很清楚地听到心跳声随着秒针有节奏地跳动。
• 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。