quieten

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quieten 是一个动词,意为使安静或平静下来,常用于描述平息噪音、情绪或局势,也可表示抚慰或安慰。

用法要点

句型搭配

quieten 可作为及物动词(带宾语)或不及物动词(不带宾语)。及物时表示“使安静”,不及物时表示“安静下来”。常用于祈使句或描述过程。

• quieten the crowd
• quieten down
• The noise quietened gradually.

介词用法

quieten 常与 down 搭配,表示“逐渐安静下来”,强调过程。也可与 into 连用,表示“安静到某种状态”,但较少见。

• The children quietened down after the story.
• He quietened into a calm state.

语域说明

quieten 在英式英语中更常见,美式英语中多用 quiet(作动词)。它属于中性语域,适用于日常对话、书面描述,但较少用于非常正式的学术文本。

• British: The teacher quietened the class.
• American: The teacher quieted the class.

基础例句

The mother quietened her crying baby by singing a lullaby.

妈妈唱摇篮曲让哭闹的宝宝安静下来。

After the loud argument, the room finally quietened down.

激烈的争吵过后,房间终于平静下来了。

Can you please quieten the dog? It's barking too much.

你能让狗安静点吗?它叫得太厉害了。

The teacher quietened the noisy students with a stern look.

老师用严厉的眼神让吵闹的学生安静下来。

高级例句

The central bank's intervention helped quieten market volatility during the crisis.

央行的干预有助于在危机期间平息市场波动。

In the meeting, the manager quietened concerns about the project timeline with detailed data.

会议上,经理用详细数据平息了大家对项目时间表的担忧。

The diplomat worked to quieten tensions between the two countries through mediation.

外交官通过调解努力平息两国间的紧张局势。

Research shows that mindfulness techniques can quieten anxiety in high-stress environments.

研究表明,正念技巧可以在高压环境中缓解焦虑。

高频搭配

verb

quieten downquieten someonequieten the noisequieten fearsquieten the storm

adjective

suddenly quietengradually quietencompletely quietenquickly quietenslowly quieten

noun

quieten the crowdquieten the babyquieten the debatequieten the anxietyquieten the protest

adverb

quieten immediatelyquieten eventuallyquieten temporarilyquieten naturallyquieten effectively

preposition

quieten into silencequieten after a whilequieten during the nightquieten with time

phrase

quieten the situationquieten one's mindquieten the environmentquieten the oppositionquieten the chaos

常见错误

❌ 错误:He quietened the baby to sleep.
✓ 正确:He quietened the baby, and it fell asleep.

quieten 不直接表示“使入睡”,而是“使安静”。正确用法应分开描述安静和入睡的过程。

❌ 错误:The noise quietened me.
✓ 正确:The noise quietened down, or I quietened the noise.

quieten 作为及物动词时,主语通常是使安静的人或物,而不是被安静的对象。应调整主语或使用不及物形式。

近义词辨析

calm

calm 更强调使平静或镇定,常用于情绪或局势,可能涉及更深层的安抚;quieten 更侧重于使安静,多指声音或表面的平息。

She calmed her nerves before the speech. (强调内心镇定) vs. She quietened the audience. (强调停止喧闹)

soothe

soothe 特指抚慰或缓解不适,如疼痛或情绪,带有温和、治愈的意味;quieten 更通用,指使安静或平息,不一定涉及情感关怀。

The music soothed his headache. (强调缓解不适) vs. The teacher quietened the class. (强调停止噪音)