quieted

[ˈkwaiətid]
  • 释义

  • 安静下来，使…安静，平静( quiet的过去式和过去分词 );减轻（病痛、疑虑、恐惧等）;[法律]确定（产权等）;

  • 词义辨析
  • quiet, calm, peaceful, silent, still
  • 这组形容词共同的意思是“安静”“平静”“寂静”。它们的区别在于:
    1.在修饰环境时各词所指的状态为:calm指风平浪静; peaceful指没有战争或骚乱; quiet指没有吵闹干扰; still指完全没有声音。例如:
    The sea was calm yesterday.昨天海水是平静的。
    Countries should settle their disputes by peaceful means.各国应通过和平手段解决他们的争端。
    Differences among them could have been reconciled by them through peaceful consultations.他们中间的分歧本来可以由他们和平协商调解。
    He had a bad headache and needed being quiet.他头疼得厉害,需要安静。
    Everything was deadly still.万籁俱寂。
    2.在修饰人时:calm指人心平气和,毫不激动; peaceful表示“安详的”“温和的”; quiet指性情温和、安静等,有时也指人的闲散或不活动; still指“一动不动”; silent侧重“沉默”“不说话”,但不一定不动。例如:
    The teacher is peaceful when the student appeared.当这个学生出现时,这个老师很温和。
    We should keep quiet in the hospital.在医院里我们应该保持安静。
    His hands were never still.他的双手一刻也不停。
    We've been silent for too long. It's time to speak out.我们沉默得太久了,现在是大胆地发表意见的时候了。
    She sat silent in her own room.她在自己的房间里一动不动地坐着。
  • at quiet, in quiet, on the quiet
  • 这三个短语意思并不相同:at quiet的意思是“安定地”; in quiet的意思是“安静地”; 而on the quiet的意思是“秘密地”。
  • quiet, quietness, quietude
  • 这三个词都可作“寂静,平静,清静”解。它们的区别在于:quiet表示事物的状态或气氛; quietness指人或物所展示出来的一种品质; quietude则表示人的习惯。例如:
    After a busy week in London, he looked forward to the peace and quiet of his country home.在伦敦忙碌了一周之后,他渴望乡下家里宁静的生活氛围。
    We were surprised at the quietness of his manner and gentleness of speech.我们为他那文静的举止和亲切的话语而感到惊讶。
    Quietude is out of fashion in these days.如今清静不流行了。
  • quiet，calm，silent，still，noiseless，peaceful，serene
  • 这些形容词都含“平静的，无声无息”之意。
    quiet普通用词，指没有喧闹、活动或骚乱的寂静状态。
    calm普通用词，既可指天气、海洋等的平静状态，又可指人的镇定沉着、不慌乱，不受外界影响和情绪支配。
    silent普通用词，指缄默不语或无声无息。
    still指平静而又安定的状态。
    noiseless指无任何噪音或不出声，无声无息。
    peaceful普通用词，指一种不受外物扰乱和刺激的内在宁静或和平状态。
    serene（诗）纯静，清朗。
  • 双语例句
  • 1、

    She soon quieted down and fell asleep.

    她不久就安静下来睡着了.

    ——《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 2、

    Once the vote was taken, things quieted down quickly.

    一旦投完票，事情便很快平息了下来。

    柯林斯例句
  • 3、

    The wind dropped and the sea quieted.

    风势减弱了，海面平静下来。

    柯林斯例句
  • 4、

    The frightened child was quieted by his mother.

    妈妈正在安慰那个受惊吓的孩子.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 5、

    The crying boy must be quieted.

    那个正哭的孩子必须得到安慰.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 6、

    Boon walked in and quieted the engine.

    布恩走进来,关掉发动机.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 7、

    He quieted my suspicions.

    他消除了我的疑虑.

    《简明英汉词典》
  • 8、

    The situation has quieted.

    事态平复.

    《现代汉英综合大词典》
  • 9、

    The wind quieted down.

    风息了.

    《现代英汉综合大词典》
  • 10、

    It cannot be quieted by token moves or talk.

    我们不能以象征性的言行去敷衍.

    辞典例句
  • 11、

    He was angry, but he has quieted down now.

    他刚才很生气, 但现在安静下来了.

    辞典例句
  • 12、

    The city quieted down after the political disturbances.

    在政治骚乱后,这座城市平静下来.

    辞典例句
  • 13、

    The children soon quieted down.

    孩子们不久就静下来了.

    辞典例句
  • 14、

    She quieted the fretful child.

    她让这个急躁的孩子平静下来.

    辞典例句
  • 15、

    The storm quieted down at last.

    暴风雨终于过去了.

    辞典例句
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