quelled
past simple and past participle ofquell
| 单词 | quelled |
| 释义 | quelled past simple and past participle ofquell quell verb[T] uk/kwel/us/kwel/tostopsomething,especiallyby usingforce: Policeinriotgearwere called in to quell thedisturbances/unrest. Thislatestsetbackwill have done nothing to quell thegrowingdoubtsabout thefutureof theclub. Causing something to end
Examplesofquelledquelled In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. In this century, however, such criticisms have beenquelledby the enormous prestige of standard modern logic, which is considered inviolate. From theCambridge English Corpus In the absence of physical freedom children would break out and run wild within the main play room untilquelledby staff. From theCambridge English Corpus Their irrationality, their propensity to violence and their inherent fanaticism required that collective action be promptly and decisivelyquelled. From theCambridge English Corpus But they werequelledand if notquelled, replaced. From theCambridge English Corpus The disturbance wasquelledby the police with army reinforcements, but clearly the potential for further violence remains. From theCambridge English Corpus It is up to us to ensure that the misuse is calmed andquelledas quickly as possible. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The fire of the shore batteries has been largelyquelled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Theyquelledthe mutiny which took place, and did garrison duties, in addition to their commercial vocation, thus allowing the regular troops to be removed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I had hoped that it had beenquelledto some extent by the ample consultations that have occurred. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 However, he has already discovered that what he has done has notquelledthat criticism. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 He has before him a boy whose "high spirits and instinct for adventure" have to bequelled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 At that age, we never stopped to inquire what list, but the threat of being put on a listquelledthe noise. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 A disturbance of that kind has to bequelled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That quickly and effectivelyquelledthe prospect of the development of commercial surrogacy agencies in this country. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The police acted energetically, and the disturbance was soonquelled. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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