Definition of quell in English:

quell

verb kwɛlkwɛl

[with object]

1Put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.
（尤指用武力）终止；镇压，平息（叛乱等）
extra police were called to quell the disturbance
为平息骚乱调集了增援警力。
Example sentencesExamples
- The new party general secretary will no doubt be expected to play a role in quelling the ongoing unrest among hill tribes.
- Policemen and commandos are deployed to quell riots and to maintain law and order.
- Military experts said last night that regular soldiers - let alone elite assault troops - had never before been used to quell disorder in the United States.
- But, just as Edward Longshanks failed to quell the rebellion that led to Scottish independence, William Wallace's legacy lives on.
- He disposed of his rival claimants, and quelled various rebellions that the succession crisis had spawned.
- Initially as surprised as everyone else, the Mexican army soon recovered and violently quelled the rebellion.
- These are all places where Western armies had to quell disorder.
- In his place they sent Colonel Lachlan Macquarie who arrived in 1810 with a regiment to quell the rebellion.
- He spent five years quelling rebellions and establishing Norman authority, building many castles and stocking them with men brought from Normandy.
- The incident, in which a chalet-style caravan was attacked at Rectory Lane last Tuesday night, has led senior officers to reassure residents they have been working to quell the disorder.
- Members of the 800th Military Police Brigade had to use lethal force several times to quell prisoner uprisings, the report says.
- He conquered the Sudan and quelled a rebellion in Greece.
- The key early win was getting an interim city council elected on May 5, only two weeks after forces arrived to begin quelling widespread disorder.
- The idea of quelling the legitimate resistance of an occupied people by the application of massive, gratuitous violence and murder, is not peculiar to Japan.
- Existing ‘loyalist’ forces were unable to quell the rebellion and reinforcements had to be called from China.
- To unite the country and strengthen the stability of the border, Emperor Qian Long assembled large numbers of troops in Danba to quell the rebellion.
- Human-rights groups slam the government for continuing to use these emergency powers, which were originally promulgated to quell ethnic unrest and deal with terrorism many years ago.
- Conductors were popular, and deservedly so, because they assisted elderly people, sorted out fares and quelled bad behaviour.
- The military government pledged to quell rebellion and unify the country by force.
- Police and soldiers were sent to Yelwa to quell the violence and the town has been reported calm since Friday.
- His murder is the latest in a series of high-profile killings of left activists which human rights advocates say is part of a military-backed campaign aimed at silencing government critics and quelling dissent.
Synonyms
put an end to, stamp out, put a stop to, end, finish, get rid of, crush, put down, check, crack down on, curb, nip in the bud, thwart, frustrate, squash, quash, subdue, suppress, repress, quench, extinguish, stifle, abolish, terminate, beat, overcome, defeat, rout, destroy, demolish, annihilate, wipe out, extirpate
informal squelch, put the kibosh on, clobber
1. 1.1 Subdue or silence (someone)
  征服；使缄默
  Connor quelled him with a look
  康纳用眼色制止了他。
  Example sentencesExamples
  That proved to be enough to quell the upstarts, and Teague appeared to be settling a personal score when he raced over three more times in the second half.
  So the wait prolongs before Harry Potter and his friends at Hogwarts School of Magic finally quell Lord Voldemort, the evil and powerful Wizard.
  He quelled her with a stern glance before turning back to the judges.
  After quelling the crowd somewhat, he and Mr. Timberlake gave each other a high-five.
  For a while it seemed that the government had quelled radical groups, but this has only lulled us into a sense of false security.
  Police forced people on the 500 block to the sidewalks several times in attempt to shrink and quell the crowd.
  He quelled James McFadden with his hardy yet wholesome intercessions.
  She would not be calmed, she would not be quelled, she would not be made to silence and rest.
  He said his office would continue in its efforts to save the peace pact, despite the looming operation to quell the rebels.
  Beatrice places a hand on his chest, and it instantly and completely quells him.
  Whenever you beheld me, your eyes imprinted all their graces there, mastered and quelled me; and my eyes earned their share: to worship all in you that sight laid bare.
  Two of the top generals commanding the operation were replaced, although Moscow insisted they had been elevated to other duties and not punished for failing to quell the rebels.
  We must remember that the prime motive for Housmann's boulevards and circuses was to ensure that a strategically placed cannon could fire down many streets, quelling the citizens who were periodically disposed to revolution.
  Those in yellow and white candy-stripes threatened to be sweet meat for the Leith club as they found themselves being dragged every which way as they sought to quell opponents brimming with attacking invention.
  Verbena quelled him in mid-grumble with a patient, long-suffering gaze, like a mother enduring a weary child's temper tantrum.
  The ambitious German, then 25, went on to finish as world champion that year; then again the next season, as inadequate opponents were quelled ruthlessly, one after the other.
  In 1 Henry IV he is commended by Prince Harry after Shrewsbury, and sent with Westmorland to quell the northern rebels.
  Before the match there was trouble in a little square outside the ground as riot police with batons waded in to quell troublemakers attached to both clubs.
  Sources said police used hundreds of tear gas canisters, rubber bullets and opened fire to quell the strikers, leaving seven people dead.
2. 1.2 Suppress (a feeling)
  she quelled an urge to race up the stairs
  Example sentencesExamples
  Partly, it may be a desire to quell emotions in front of strangers.
  Breathing in the uncomfortable silence I tried to quell the unease, without much success I might add.
  Many householders fear their insurance premiums could rise but the Association of British Insurers is trying to quell homeowners' worries.
  Throughout the poem, the mother constantly attempts to quell and quiet Jim's desire, reading that desire as potentially self-destructive.
  I get the impression that some in the broadcast media are more interested in spreading gloom to garner ratings than quelling people's uneasiness, or giving solid facts.
  Donnan felt his anger rise and immediately quelled it.
  There are no words, no internal dialogue that can quell my feeling of betrayal.
  Private security patrols could be deployed in the borough for the first time to quell fears of crime among residents near Wandsworth Common.
  The more the sisters seem to confess to one another, the less they seem to say, and the way that so many of the longings in the film are quieted without being fully quelled is part of its haunting and unnerving beauty.
  It seems that nothing in this world is able to quell David Hempleman-Adams' thirst for adventure and this year has been no exception.
  I tried to stifle the thoughts, tried to quell the overwhelming feeling of being trapped in circumstances.
  An only child, with parents who wanted what was best for her, she couldn't quell the feeling she was different from her peers.
  It's totally possible for you to hook up with someone who inspires no desire and no passion, but quells your fear of being alone.
  We use it to comfort ourselves, quell anxiety and fear, and numb those feelings of self-doubt.
  Carrots clear out excess cholesterol from the system, while ginger is wonderful at calming the digestive tract, helping to quell the feelings of nausea that some people experience when detoxing.
  The cooler temperatures of the last week should have quelled the amorous residents' ardour and after their recent exertions they should have quite an appetite.
  You'll be amazed at how much difference sunlight makes to quelling those anxious feelings.
  Though this combo is just as passionate as their fellow Sagittarians, the Virgo Moon affects the inner nature enough to quell some of the more rash aspects of the Sagittarius personality.
  It tempers temper, quells hatred and dissolves fear, bringing a deeper sense of dominion and happiness to our lives.
  It produces a feeling of fullness and quells the desire to eat.
  Synonyms
  calm, soothe, pacify, settle, quieten, quiet, put at rest, lull, silence, put behind one, rise above, allay, appease, stay, assuage, abate, deaden, dull, tranquillize, mitigate, moderate, palliate

Derivatives

queller

noun

This idea is complicated by the presence of a mythical figure like Shoki, the demon queller.

Origin

Old English cwellan 'kill', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwellen and German quälen.

kill from Middle English:
Like kick, kill is of unknown origin, although it may be related to quell which meant ‘kill’ in Old English. To be in at the kill is to be present at or benefit from the successful conclusion of an enterprise. The image comes from the idea of the climax of a hunt. In 1814 the future William IV, contemplating the defeat of Napoleon, wrote triumphantly, ‘The game is up with Bonaparte, and I shall be in at the kill.’ Medicine in the 18th century was a risky business, hence kill or cure. Achieving two goals at once is always an attractive thought. Since the 17th century one way of expressing the idea has been to refer to the hope of bird scarers in fields that they can kill two birds with one stone. To kill someone with kindness dates back to the mid 16th century, and appeared in the title of a play of the early 17th century, Thomas Heywood's A Woman Killed with Kindness. The film The Killing Fields, released in 1984, dealt with the horrific events in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge dictatorship of 1975–9, when thousands of people were executed in killing fields and many more died of starvation. The term is first recorded in the early years of the 20th century and is a variation of killing ground, a place where seals were slaughtered.

Rhymes

Adele, Aix-la-Chapelle, aquarelle, artel, au naturel, bagatelle, béchamel, befell, bell, belle, boatel, Brunel, Cadell, carousel, cartel, cell, Chanel, chanterelle, clientele, Clonmel, compel, Cornell, crime passionnel, dell, demoiselle, dispel, dwell, el, ell, Estelle, excel, expel, farewell, fell, Fidel, fontanelle, foretell, Gabrielle, gazelle, gel, Giselle, hell, hotel, impel, knell, lapel, mademoiselle, maître d'hôtel, Manuel, marcel, matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel, rebel, repel, Rochelle, Sahel, sardelle, sell, shell, show-and-tell, smell, Snell, spell, spinel, swell, tell, undersell, vielle, villanelle, well, yell

Definition of quell in US English:

quell

verbkwelkwɛl

[with object]

1Put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.
（尤指用武力）终止；镇压，平息（叛乱等）
extra police were called to quell the disturbance
为平息骚乱调集了增援警力。
Example sentencesExamples
- His murder is the latest in a series of high-profile killings of left activists which human rights advocates say is part of a military-backed campaign aimed at silencing government critics and quelling dissent.
- Human-rights groups slam the government for continuing to use these emergency powers, which were originally promulgated to quell ethnic unrest and deal with terrorism many years ago.
- The incident, in which a chalet-style caravan was attacked at Rectory Lane last Tuesday night, has led senior officers to reassure residents they have been working to quell the disorder.
- The military government pledged to quell rebellion and unify the country by force.
- He disposed of his rival claimants, and quelled various rebellions that the succession crisis had spawned.
- The new party general secretary will no doubt be expected to play a role in quelling the ongoing unrest among hill tribes.
- Military experts said last night that regular soldiers - let alone elite assault troops - had never before been used to quell disorder in the United States.
- In his place they sent Colonel Lachlan Macquarie who arrived in 1810 with a regiment to quell the rebellion.
- But, just as Edward Longshanks failed to quell the rebellion that led to Scottish independence, William Wallace's legacy lives on.
- He spent five years quelling rebellions and establishing Norman authority, building many castles and stocking them with men brought from Normandy.
- The idea of quelling the legitimate resistance of an occupied people by the application of massive, gratuitous violence and murder, is not peculiar to Japan.
- Members of the 800th Military Police Brigade had to use lethal force several times to quell prisoner uprisings, the report says.
- These are all places where Western armies had to quell disorder.
- To unite the country and strengthen the stability of the border, Emperor Qian Long assembled large numbers of troops in Danba to quell the rebellion.
- Initially as surprised as everyone else, the Mexican army soon recovered and violently quelled the rebellion.
- Existing ‘loyalist’ forces were unable to quell the rebellion and reinforcements had to be called from China.
- The key early win was getting an interim city council elected on May 5, only two weeks after forces arrived to begin quelling widespread disorder.
- He conquered the Sudan and quelled a rebellion in Greece.
- Policemen and commandos are deployed to quell riots and to maintain law and order.
- Police and soldiers were sent to Yelwa to quell the violence and the town has been reported calm since Friday.
- Conductors were popular, and deservedly so, because they assisted elderly people, sorted out fares and quelled bad behaviour.
Synonyms
put an end to, stamp out, put a stop to, end, finish, get rid of, crush, put down, check, crack down on, curb, nip in the bud, thwart, frustrate, squash, quash, subdue, suppress, repress, quench, extinguish, stifle, abolish, terminate, beat, overcome, defeat, rout, destroy, demolish, annihilate, wipe out, extirpate
1. 1.1 Subdue or silence someone.
  征服；使缄默
  Connor quelled him with a look
  康纳用眼色制止了他。
  Example sentencesExamples
  The ambitious German, then 25, went on to finish as world champion that year; then again the next season, as inadequate opponents were quelled ruthlessly, one after the other.
  Beatrice places a hand on his chest, and it instantly and completely quells him.
  She would not be calmed, she would not be quelled, she would not be made to silence and rest.
  Two of the top generals commanding the operation were replaced, although Moscow insisted they had been elevated to other duties and not punished for failing to quell the rebels.
  He quelled James McFadden with his hardy yet wholesome intercessions.
  He quelled her with a stern glance before turning back to the judges.
  He said his office would continue in its efforts to save the peace pact, despite the looming operation to quell the rebels.
  Whenever you beheld me, your eyes imprinted all their graces there, mastered and quelled me; and my eyes earned their share: to worship all in you that sight laid bare.
  Sources said police used hundreds of tear gas canisters, rubber bullets and opened fire to quell the strikers, leaving seven people dead.
  Verbena quelled him in mid-grumble with a patient, long-suffering gaze, like a mother enduring a weary child's temper tantrum.
  Police forced people on the 500 block to the sidewalks several times in attempt to shrink and quell the crowd.
  After quelling the crowd somewhat, he and Mr. Timberlake gave each other a high-five.
  That proved to be enough to quell the upstarts, and Teague appeared to be settling a personal score when he raced over three more times in the second half.
  Before the match there was trouble in a little square outside the ground as riot police with batons waded in to quell troublemakers attached to both clubs.
  We must remember that the prime motive for Housmann's boulevards and circuses was to ensure that a strategically placed cannon could fire down many streets, quelling the citizens who were periodically disposed to revolution.
  Those in yellow and white candy-stripes threatened to be sweet meat for the Leith club as they found themselves being dragged every which way as they sought to quell opponents brimming with attacking invention.
  In 1 Henry IV he is commended by Prince Harry after Shrewsbury, and sent with Westmorland to quell the northern rebels.
  For a while it seemed that the government had quelled radical groups, but this has only lulled us into a sense of false security.
  So the wait prolongs before Harry Potter and his friends at Hogwarts School of Magic finally quell Lord Voldemort, the evil and powerful Wizard.
2. 1.2 Suppress (a feeling, especially an unpleasant one)
  压制，抑制；消除（尤指不愉快的感情）
  he spoke up again to quell any panic among the assembled youngsters
  他再一次抬高嗓门来消除聚在一起的年轻人的慌乱。
  Example sentencesExamples
  An only child, with parents who wanted what was best for her, she couldn't quell the feeling she was different from her peers.
  There are no words, no internal dialogue that can quell my feeling of betrayal.
  I get the impression that some in the broadcast media are more interested in spreading gloom to garner ratings than quelling people's uneasiness, or giving solid facts.
  It's totally possible for you to hook up with someone who inspires no desire and no passion, but quells your fear of being alone.
  The more the sisters seem to confess to one another, the less they seem to say, and the way that so many of the longings in the film are quieted without being fully quelled is part of its haunting and unnerving beauty.
  Breathing in the uncomfortable silence I tried to quell the unease, without much success I might add.
  It seems that nothing in this world is able to quell David Hempleman-Adams' thirst for adventure and this year has been no exception.
  Carrots clear out excess cholesterol from the system, while ginger is wonderful at calming the digestive tract, helping to quell the feelings of nausea that some people experience when detoxing.
  The cooler temperatures of the last week should have quelled the amorous residents' ardour and after their recent exertions they should have quite an appetite.
  It tempers temper, quells hatred and dissolves fear, bringing a deeper sense of dominion and happiness to our lives.
  Many householders fear their insurance premiums could rise but the Association of British Insurers is trying to quell homeowners' worries.
  Partly, it may be a desire to quell emotions in front of strangers.
  You'll be amazed at how much difference sunlight makes to quelling those anxious feelings.
  It produces a feeling of fullness and quells the desire to eat.
  We use it to comfort ourselves, quell anxiety and fear, and numb those feelings of self-doubt.
  Private security patrols could be deployed in the borough for the first time to quell fears of crime among residents near Wandsworth Common.
  Throughout the poem, the mother constantly attempts to quell and quiet Jim's desire, reading that desire as potentially self-destructive.
  Though this combo is just as passionate as their fellow Sagittarians, the Virgo Moon affects the inner nature enough to quell some of the more rash aspects of the Sagittarius personality.
  Donnan felt his anger rise and immediately quelled it.
  I tried to stifle the thoughts, tried to quell the overwhelming feeling of being trapped in circumstances.
  Synonyms
  calm, soothe, pacify, settle, quieten, quiet, put at rest, lull, silence, put behind one, rise above, allay, appease, stay, assuage, abate, deaden, dull, tranquillize, mitigate, moderate, palliate

Origin

Old English cwellan ‘kill’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwellen and German quälen.

词汇	quell
释义	Definition of quell in English: quell verb kwɛlkwɛl [with object] 1Put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force. （尤指用武力）终止；镇压，平息（叛乱等） extra police were called to quell the disturbance 为平息骚乱调集了增援警力。 Example sentencesExamples The new party general secretary will no doubt be expected to play a role in quelling the ongoing unrest among hill tribes. Policemen and commandos are deployed to quell riots and to maintain law and order. Military experts said last night that regular soldiers - let alone elite assault troops - had never before been used to quell disorder in the United States. But, just as Edward Longshanks failed to quell the rebellion that led to Scottish independence, William Wallace's legacy lives on. He disposed of his rival claimants, and quelled various rebellions that the succession crisis had spawned. Initially as surprised as everyone else, the Mexican army soon recovered and violently quelled the rebellion. These are all places where Western armies had to quell disorder. In his place they sent Colonel Lachlan Macquarie who arrived in 1810 with a regiment to quell the rebellion. He spent five years quelling rebellions and establishing Norman authority, building many castles and stocking them with men brought from Normandy. The incident, in which a chalet-style caravan was attacked at Rectory Lane last Tuesday night, has led senior officers to reassure residents they have been working to quell the disorder. Members of the 800th Military Police Brigade had to use lethal force several times to quell prisoner uprisings, the report says. He conquered the Sudan and quelled a rebellion in Greece. The key early win was getting an interim city council elected on May 5, only two weeks after forces arrived to begin quelling widespread disorder. The idea of quelling the legitimate resistance of an occupied people by the application of massive, gratuitous violence and murder, is not peculiar to Japan. Existing ‘loyalist’ forces were unable to quell the rebellion and reinforcements had to be called from China. To unite the country and strengthen the stability of the border, Emperor Qian Long assembled large numbers of troops in Danba to quell the rebellion. Human-rights groups slam the government for continuing to use these emergency powers, which were originally promulgated to quell ethnic unrest and deal with terrorism many years ago. Conductors were popular, and deservedly so, because they assisted elderly people, sorted out fares and quelled bad behaviour. The military government pledged to quell rebellion and unify the country by force. Police and soldiers were sent to Yelwa to quell the violence and the town has been reported calm since Friday. His murder is the latest in a series of high-profile killings of left activists which human rights advocates say is part of a military-backed campaign aimed at silencing government critics and quelling dissent. Synonyms put an end to, stamp out, put a stop to, end, finish, get rid of, crush, put down, check, crack down on, curb, nip in the bud, thwart, frustrate, squash, quash, subdue, suppress, repress, quench, extinguish, stifle, abolish, terminate, beat, overcome, defeat, rout, destroy, demolish, annihilate, wipe out, extirpate informal squelch, put the kibosh on, clobber 1.1 Subdue or silence (someone) 征服；使缄默 Connor quelled him with a look 康纳用眼色制止了他。 Example sentencesExamples That proved to be enough to quell the upstarts, and Teague appeared to be settling a personal score when he raced over three more times in the second half. So the wait prolongs before Harry Potter and his friends at Hogwarts School of Magic finally quell Lord Voldemort, the evil and powerful Wizard. He quelled her with a stern glance before turning back to the judges. After quelling the crowd somewhat, he and Mr. Timberlake gave each other a high-five. For a while it seemed that the government had quelled radical groups, but this has only lulled us into a sense of false security. Police forced people on the 500 block to the sidewalks several times in attempt to shrink and quell the crowd. He quelled James McFadden with his hardy yet wholesome intercessions. She would not be calmed, she would not be quelled, she would not be made to silence and rest. He said his office would continue in its efforts to save the peace pact, despite the looming operation to quell the rebels. Beatrice places a hand on his chest, and it instantly and completely quells him. Whenever you beheld me, your eyes imprinted all their graces there, mastered and quelled me; and my eyes earned their share: to worship all in you that sight laid bare. Two of the top generals commanding the operation were replaced, although Moscow insisted they had been elevated to other duties and not punished for failing to quell the rebels. We must remember that the prime motive for Housmann's boulevards and circuses was to ensure that a strategically placed cannon could fire down many streets, quelling the citizens who were periodically disposed to revolution. Those in yellow and white candy-stripes threatened to be sweet meat for the Leith club as they found themselves being dragged every which way as they sought to quell opponents brimming with attacking invention. Verbena quelled him in mid-grumble with a patient, long-suffering gaze, like a mother enduring a weary child's temper tantrum. The ambitious German, then 25, went on to finish as world champion that year; then again the next season, as inadequate opponents were quelled ruthlessly, one after the other. In 1 Henry IV he is commended by Prince Harry after Shrewsbury, and sent with Westmorland to quell the northern rebels. Before the match there was trouble in a little square outside the ground as riot police with batons waded in to quell troublemakers attached to both clubs. Sources said police used hundreds of tear gas canisters, rubber bullets and opened fire to quell the strikers, leaving seven people dead. 1.2 Suppress (a feeling) she quelled an urge to race up the stairs Example sentencesExamples Partly, it may be a desire to quell emotions in front of strangers. Breathing in the uncomfortable silence I tried to quell the unease, without much success I might add. Many householders fear their insurance premiums could rise but the Association of British Insurers is trying to quell homeowners' worries. Throughout the poem, the mother constantly attempts to quell and quiet Jim's desire, reading that desire as potentially self-destructive. I get the impression that some in the broadcast media are more interested in spreading gloom to garner ratings than quelling people's uneasiness, or giving solid facts. Donnan felt his anger rise and immediately quelled it. There are no words, no internal dialogue that can quell my feeling of betrayal. Private security patrols could be deployed in the borough for the first time to quell fears of crime among residents near Wandsworth Common. The more the sisters seem to confess to one another, the less they seem to say, and the way that so many of the longings in the film are quieted without being fully quelled is part of its haunting and unnerving beauty. It seems that nothing in this world is able to quell David Hempleman-Adams' thirst for adventure and this year has been no exception. I tried to stifle the thoughts, tried to quell the overwhelming feeling of being trapped in circumstances. An only child, with parents who wanted what was best for her, she couldn't quell the feeling she was different from her peers. It's totally possible for you to hook up with someone who inspires no desire and no passion, but quells your fear of being alone. We use it to comfort ourselves, quell anxiety and fear, and numb those feelings of self-doubt. Carrots clear out excess cholesterol from the system, while ginger is wonderful at calming the digestive tract, helping to quell the feelings of nausea that some people experience when detoxing. The cooler temperatures of the last week should have quelled the amorous residents' ardour and after their recent exertions they should have quite an appetite. You'll be amazed at how much difference sunlight makes to quelling those anxious feelings. Though this combo is just as passionate as their fellow Sagittarians, the Virgo Moon affects the inner nature enough to quell some of the more rash aspects of the Sagittarius personality. It tempers temper, quells hatred and dissolves fear, bringing a deeper sense of dominion and happiness to our lives. It produces a feeling of fullness and quells the desire to eat. Synonyms calm, soothe, pacify, settle, quieten, quiet, put at rest, lull, silence, put behind one, rise above, allay, appease, stay, assuage, abate, deaden, dull, tranquillize, mitigate, moderate, palliate Derivatives queller noun This idea is complicated by the presence of a mythical figure like Shoki, the demon queller. Origin Old English cwellan 'kill', of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwellen and German quälen. kill from Middle English: Like kick, kill is of unknown origin, although it may be related to quell which meant ‘kill’ in Old English. To be in at the kill is to be present at or benefit from the successful conclusion of an enterprise. The image comes from the idea of the climax of a hunt. In 1814 the future William IV, contemplating the defeat of Napoleon, wrote triumphantly, ‘The game is up with Bonaparte, and I shall be in at the kill.’ Medicine in the 18th century was a risky business, hence kill or cure. Achieving two goals at once is always an attractive thought. Since the 17th century one way of expressing the idea has been to refer to the hope of bird scarers in fields that they can kill two birds with one stone. To kill someone with kindness dates back to the mid 16th century, and appeared in the title of a play of the early 17th century, Thomas Heywood's A Woman Killed with Kindness. The film The Killing Fields, released in 1984, dealt with the horrific events in Cambodia during the Khmer Rouge dictatorship of 1975–9, when thousands of people were executed in killing fields and many more died of starvation. The term is first recorded in the early years of the 20th century and is a variation of killing ground, a place where seals were slaughtered. Rhymes Adele, Aix-la-Chapelle, aquarelle, artel, au naturel, bagatelle, béchamel, befell, bell, belle, boatel, Brunel, Cadell, carousel, cartel, cell, Chanel, chanterelle, clientele, Clonmel, compel, Cornell, crime passionnel, dell, demoiselle, dispel, dwell, el, ell, Estelle, excel, expel, farewell, fell, Fidel, fontanelle, foretell, Gabrielle, gazelle, gel, Giselle, hell, hotel, impel, knell, lapel, mademoiselle, maître d'hôtel, Manuel, marcel, matériel, mesdemoiselles, Michel, Michelle, Miguel, misspell, morel, moschatel, Moselle, motel, muscatel, nacelle, Nell, Nobel, Noel, organelle, outsell, Parnell, pell-mell, personnel, propel, quenelle, rappel, Raquel, Ravel, rebel, repel, Rochelle, Sahel, sardelle, sell, shell, show-and-tell, smell, Snell, spell, spinel, swell, tell, undersell, vielle, villanelle, well, yell Definition of quell in US English: quell verbkwelkwɛl [with object] 1Put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force. （尤指用武力）终止；镇压，平息（叛乱等） extra police were called to quell the disturbance 为平息骚乱调集了增援警力。 Example sentencesExamples His murder is the latest in a series of high-profile killings of left activists which human rights advocates say is part of a military-backed campaign aimed at silencing government critics and quelling dissent. Human-rights groups slam the government for continuing to use these emergency powers, which were originally promulgated to quell ethnic unrest and deal with terrorism many years ago. The incident, in which a chalet-style caravan was attacked at Rectory Lane last Tuesday night, has led senior officers to reassure residents they have been working to quell the disorder. The military government pledged to quell rebellion and unify the country by force. He disposed of his rival claimants, and quelled various rebellions that the succession crisis had spawned. The new party general secretary will no doubt be expected to play a role in quelling the ongoing unrest among hill tribes. Military experts said last night that regular soldiers - let alone elite assault troops - had never before been used to quell disorder in the United States. In his place they sent Colonel Lachlan Macquarie who arrived in 1810 with a regiment to quell the rebellion. But, just as Edward Longshanks failed to quell the rebellion that led to Scottish independence, William Wallace's legacy lives on. He spent five years quelling rebellions and establishing Norman authority, building many castles and stocking them with men brought from Normandy. The idea of quelling the legitimate resistance of an occupied people by the application of massive, gratuitous violence and murder, is not peculiar to Japan. Members of the 800th Military Police Brigade had to use lethal force several times to quell prisoner uprisings, the report says. These are all places where Western armies had to quell disorder. To unite the country and strengthen the stability of the border, Emperor Qian Long assembled large numbers of troops in Danba to quell the rebellion. Initially as surprised as everyone else, the Mexican army soon recovered and violently quelled the rebellion. Existing ‘loyalist’ forces were unable to quell the rebellion and reinforcements had to be called from China. The key early win was getting an interim city council elected on May 5, only two weeks after forces arrived to begin quelling widespread disorder. He conquered the Sudan and quelled a rebellion in Greece. Policemen and commandos are deployed to quell riots and to maintain law and order. Police and soldiers were sent to Yelwa to quell the violence and the town has been reported calm since Friday. Conductors were popular, and deservedly so, because they assisted elderly people, sorted out fares and quelled bad behaviour. Synonyms put an end to, stamp out, put a stop to, end, finish, get rid of, crush, put down, check, crack down on, curb, nip in the bud, thwart, frustrate, squash, quash, subdue, suppress, repress, quench, extinguish, stifle, abolish, terminate, beat, overcome, defeat, rout, destroy, demolish, annihilate, wipe out, extirpate 1.1 Subdue or silence someone. 征服；使缄默 Connor quelled him with a look 康纳用眼色制止了他。 Example sentencesExamples The ambitious German, then 25, went on to finish as world champion that year; then again the next season, as inadequate opponents were quelled ruthlessly, one after the other. Beatrice places a hand on his chest, and it instantly and completely quells him. She would not be calmed, she would not be quelled, she would not be made to silence and rest. Two of the top generals commanding the operation were replaced, although Moscow insisted they had been elevated to other duties and not punished for failing to quell the rebels. He quelled James McFadden with his hardy yet wholesome intercessions. He quelled her with a stern glance before turning back to the judges. He said his office would continue in its efforts to save the peace pact, despite the looming operation to quell the rebels. Whenever you beheld me, your eyes imprinted all their graces there, mastered and quelled me; and my eyes earned their share: to worship all in you that sight laid bare. Sources said police used hundreds of tear gas canisters, rubber bullets and opened fire to quell the strikers, leaving seven people dead. Verbena quelled him in mid-grumble with a patient, long-suffering gaze, like a mother enduring a weary child's temper tantrum. Police forced people on the 500 block to the sidewalks several times in attempt to shrink and quell the crowd. After quelling the crowd somewhat, he and Mr. Timberlake gave each other a high-five. That proved to be enough to quell the upstarts, and Teague appeared to be settling a personal score when he raced over three more times in the second half. Before the match there was trouble in a little square outside the ground as riot police with batons waded in to quell troublemakers attached to both clubs. We must remember that the prime motive for Housmann's boulevards and circuses was to ensure that a strategically placed cannon could fire down many streets, quelling the citizens who were periodically disposed to revolution. Those in yellow and white candy-stripes threatened to be sweet meat for the Leith club as they found themselves being dragged every which way as they sought to quell opponents brimming with attacking invention. In 1 Henry IV he is commended by Prince Harry after Shrewsbury, and sent with Westmorland to quell the northern rebels. For a while it seemed that the government had quelled radical groups, but this has only lulled us into a sense of false security. So the wait prolongs before Harry Potter and his friends at Hogwarts School of Magic finally quell Lord Voldemort, the evil and powerful Wizard. 1.2 Suppress (a feeling, especially an unpleasant one) 压制，抑制；消除（尤指不愉快的感情） he spoke up again to quell any panic among the assembled youngsters 他再一次抬高嗓门来消除聚在一起的年轻人的慌乱。 Example sentencesExamples An only child, with parents who wanted what was best for her, she couldn't quell the feeling she was different from her peers. There are no words, no internal dialogue that can quell my feeling of betrayal. I get the impression that some in the broadcast media are more interested in spreading gloom to garner ratings than quelling people's uneasiness, or giving solid facts. It's totally possible for you to hook up with someone who inspires no desire and no passion, but quells your fear of being alone. The more the sisters seem to confess to one another, the less they seem to say, and the way that so many of the longings in the film are quieted without being fully quelled is part of its haunting and unnerving beauty. Breathing in the uncomfortable silence I tried to quell the unease, without much success I might add. It seems that nothing in this world is able to quell David Hempleman-Adams' thirst for adventure and this year has been no exception. Carrots clear out excess cholesterol from the system, while ginger is wonderful at calming the digestive tract, helping to quell the feelings of nausea that some people experience when detoxing. The cooler temperatures of the last week should have quelled the amorous residents' ardour and after their recent exertions they should have quite an appetite. It tempers temper, quells hatred and dissolves fear, bringing a deeper sense of dominion and happiness to our lives. Many householders fear their insurance premiums could rise but the Association of British Insurers is trying to quell homeowners' worries. Partly, it may be a desire to quell emotions in front of strangers. You'll be amazed at how much difference sunlight makes to quelling those anxious feelings. It produces a feeling of fullness and quells the desire to eat. We use it to comfort ourselves, quell anxiety and fear, and numb those feelings of self-doubt. Private security patrols could be deployed in the borough for the first time to quell fears of crime among residents near Wandsworth Common. Throughout the poem, the mother constantly attempts to quell and quiet Jim's desire, reading that desire as potentially self-destructive. Though this combo is just as passionate as their fellow Sagittarians, the Virgo Moon affects the inner nature enough to quell some of the more rash aspects of the Sagittarius personality. Donnan felt his anger rise and immediately quelled it. I tried to stifle the thoughts, tried to quell the overwhelming feeling of being trapped in circumstances. Synonyms calm, soothe, pacify, settle, quieten, quiet, put at rest, lull, silence, put behind one, rise above, allay, appease, stay, assuage, abate, deaden, dull, tranquillize, mitigate, moderate, palliate Origin Old English cwellan ‘kill’, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kwellen and German quälen.
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