v.(用武力)制止,结束,镇压( quell的过去式和过去分词 );
例句:
The police quelled the disturbances in inner-city areas.
警察平息了市中心区的骚乱.
And even if there were disturbances, they could be quelled immediately.
即使有了动乱, 也能及时解决.
Troops eventually quelled the unrest.
军队最终平息了动乱。