- V-ERG (使)安静;(使)平静下来
If you quieten someone or something, or if they quieten, you make them become less noisy, less active, or silent.
- She tried to quieten her breathing...
她努力让呼吸平缓下来。 - A man shouted and the dogs suddenly quietened.
一个男人喊了一声,狗儿们就一下子安静下来了。
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 quiet
- VERB 消除,减轻(恐惧);平息(抱怨)
To quieten fears or complaints means to persuade people that there is no good reason for them.
- Russian intelligence will take a long time to quieten the paranoia of the West.
俄罗斯情报机构要花很长时间才能消除西方的疑虑。
in AM, usually use 美国英语通常用 quiet