quiet down
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quiets down
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quieting down
过去式
quieted down
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quieted down
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安静下来, 静下来
to become silent or less noisy
- The children were asked to quiet down during the school assembly.
孩子们被要求在学校集会期间安静下来。
- The audience started to quiet down as the performance began.
表演开始时,观众开始安静下来。
- It's time for everyone to quiet down in the library.
现在是每个人在图书馆里安静下来的时候了。
- The wind was howling, but it quieted down as the storm passed.
风在呼啸,但随着风暴过去,它安静了下来。
- The noisy construction site finally quieted down in the evening.
嘈杂的建筑工地终于在晚上安静下来了。
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使安静, 让...闭嘴
to make someone or something become quiet
- He tried to quiet the barking dog down by giving it a treat.
他试图通过给狗一个零食来安抚这只吠叫的狗。
- I attempted to quiet the children down with a bedtime story.
我试图用一个睡前故事来安抚孩子们。
- She used her soothing voice to quiet the agitated baby down.
她用她舒缓的声音让焦躁的婴儿安静下来。
- The manager had to quiet the heated argument down during the meeting.
经理不得不在会议期间平息激烈的争论。
- The librarian politely asked the patrons to quiet their conversations down.
图书管理员礼貌地要求顾客安静他们的谈话。