【句子】Claire, you always do this. You squelch me. 【ModernFamilyS3E09】

【发音技巧】暂无；

【翻译】Claire，你总是这样！你总打击我！

今天我们学习一个单词，叫做squelch。

这个单词字面意思是什么呢？

可以表示：to make a sucking sound like the one produced when you are walking on soft wet ground

“发出噗嗤噗嗤的声音，就像走在湿漉漉又很软的地面上一样”；

eg: The mud squelched as I walked through it.

我走过那片泥泞的土地的时候，泥巴发出噗嗤噗嗤的声音。

但是值得注意的是，这个单词它有另外一个意思：

在美式英语中，squelch可以指“迅速制止那些给你惹来麻烦的事情；镇压；阻止；”

to quickly end something that is causing you problems

eg: He immediately squelched any signs of a dispute.

他很快掐灭了大家争执的苗头。

eg: His irritated glare squelched any other potential objectors.

他怒目而视，使得那些原本想要持反对意见的，都不敢说话了。

eg: A statement was made to squelch the rumors.

为了制止这些流言，当事者做了一个声明。

eg: A spokeswoman at the White House has squelched rumors about the president's ill-health.

一位白宫的女发言人否认了总统身体抱恙的传言。

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He wants to squelch any perception that the meeting is an attempt to negotiate.

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