v. 抑制,镇压,压制
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quarantine
【考法 1】 n. 隔离: to isolate from normal relations or communication
【例】 The cows will be kept in quarantine for another two weeks. 牛群还需要被隔离观察两周。
quarry
【考法 1】 n. 采石场: an open excavation or pit from which stone is obtained by digging, cutting, or blasting
【考法 2】 n. 目标,猎物: an object of pursuit
【例】 a hunter relentlessly tracking his quarry 无情捕杀猎物的猎人
【近】 chase
【反】 predator 捕猎者
quash
【考法 1】 vt. 镇压,阻止: to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
【例】 quash a rebellion 镇压一次叛变
【近】 repress, squelch, subdue, suppress, clamp down on, crack down on
【反】 engender, foment 引起,煽动
quaver
【考法 1】 vt. 发颤音: to speak in a quivering voice; utter a quivering sound
【例】 His voice quavered during the speech. 整个演讲过程中,他的声音都是颤抖的。
【近】 temble,trill
quell
【考法 1】 vt. 压制: to put down forcibly; suppress
【例】 quell riot 镇压骚乱
【近】 quash, repress, squash, squelch, subdue, suppress, clamp down on, crack down on
【考法 2】 vt. 使平静,安静: to pacify; quiet
【例】 quell fears 减轻害怕
【近】 dumb, extinguish, hush, mute, settle
【反】 foment, instigate, rouse, incite 煽动
quench
【考法 1】 vt. 熄灭: to put out (a fire, for example); extinguish.
【例】 We thoroughly quenched the campfire before we headed to bed. 我们在睡前把营火完全熄灭了。
【近】 blanket, douse, put out, snuff out
【反】 fire, ignite, inflame, kindle, light 点燃
【考法 2】 v. 使满足: to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)
【例】 this lemonade really quenches my thirst 这杯柠檬汁真是解渴
【近】 assuage, quench, sate, satiate, slake
querulous
【考法 1】 adj. 抱怨的,爱发牢骚的: habitually complaining
【例】 a querulous voice 抱怨的声音
【近】 crabby, cranky, grouchy, grumpy
【反】 forbearing, long-suffering, patient, stoic, tolerant, uncomplaining 容忍的
quibble
【考法 1】 vi. 吹毛求疵: to find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil
【例】 she spent the entire evening quibbling about the historical inaccuracies in the television series on World War II 她一整晚都在对那个关于二战的电视剧里的历史错误吹毛求疵
【近】 carp, cavil, fuss, niggle, nitpick
【考法 2】 n. 牵强之词:微不足道的差别或不切中要点的异议,小反对: a minor objection or criticism
【例】 My only quibble about the trip was that it rained a lot. 我对旅行唯一的小不满就是下雨有点多。
quiescent
【考法 1】 adj. 平静的,静止的: being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
【例】 a group of quiescent loungers 一群平静懒散的流浪汉
【近】 dull, inert, lethargic, sluggish, torpid
【反】 rambunctious, tumultuous, active, restlessly active 骚乱的
quixotic
【考法 1】 adj. 不切实际的,空想的: having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by
reality
【例】 She had quixotic dreams about the future. 她对未来有着幻想。
【近】 impractical, ideal, romantic, starry, utopian, visionary
【反】 clear-eyed, clear-sighted 聪明的
【考法 1】 n. 隔离: to isolate from normal relations or communication
【例】 The cows will be kept in quarantine for another two weeks. 牛群还需要被隔离观察两周。
quarry
【考法 1】 n. 采石场: an open excavation or pit from which stone is obtained by digging, cutting, or blasting
【考法 2】 n. 目标,猎物: an object of pursuit
【例】 a hunter relentlessly tracking his quarry 无情捕杀猎物的猎人
【近】 chase
【反】 predator 捕猎者
quash
【考法 1】 vt. 镇压,阻止: to put a stop to (something) by the use of force
【例】 quash a rebellion 镇压一次叛变
【近】 repress, squelch, subdue, suppress, clamp down on, crack down on
【反】 engender, foment 引起,煽动
quaver
【考法 1】 vt. 发颤音: to speak in a quivering voice; utter a quivering sound
【例】 His voice quavered during the speech. 整个演讲过程中,他的声音都是颤抖的。
【近】 temble,trill
quell
【考法 1】 vt. 压制: to put down forcibly; suppress
【例】 quell riot 镇压骚乱
【近】 quash, repress, squash, squelch, subdue, suppress, clamp down on, crack down on
【考法 2】 vt. 使平静,安静: to pacify; quiet
【例】 quell fears 减轻害怕
【近】 dumb, extinguish, hush, mute, settle
【反】 foment, instigate, rouse, incite 煽动
quench
【考法 1】 vt. 熄灭: to put out (a fire, for example); extinguish.
【例】 We thoroughly quenched the campfire before we headed to bed. 我们在睡前把营火完全熄灭了。
【近】 blanket, douse, put out, snuff out
【反】 fire, ignite, inflame, kindle, light 点燃
【考法 2】 v. 使满足: to put a complete end to (a physical need or desire)
【例】 this lemonade really quenches my thirst 这杯柠檬汁真是解渴
【近】 assuage, quench, sate, satiate, slake
querulous
【考法 1】 adj. 抱怨的,爱发牢骚的: habitually complaining
【例】 a querulous voice 抱怨的声音
【近】 crabby, cranky, grouchy, grumpy
【反】 forbearing, long-suffering, patient, stoic, tolerant, uncomplaining 容忍的
quibble
【考法 1】 vi. 吹毛求疵: to find fault or criticize for petty reasons; cavil
【例】 she spent the entire evening quibbling about the historical inaccuracies in the television series on World War II 她一整晚都在对那个关于二战的电视剧里的历史错误吹毛求疵
【近】 carp, cavil, fuss, niggle, nitpick
【考法 2】 n. 牵强之词:微不足道的差别或不切中要点的异议,小反对: a minor objection or criticism
【例】 My only quibble about the trip was that it rained a lot. 我对旅行唯一的小不满就是下雨有点多。
quiescent
【考法 1】 adj. 平静的,静止的: being quiet, still, or at rest; inactive
【例】 a group of quiescent loungers 一群平静懒散的流浪汉
【近】 dull, inert, lethargic, sluggish, torpid
【反】 rambunctious, tumultuous, active, restlessly active 骚乱的
quixotic
【考法 1】 adj. 不切实际的,空想的: having or marked by a tendency to be guided more by ideals than by
reality
【例】 She had quixotic dreams about the future. 她对未来有着幻想。
【近】 impractical, ideal, romantic, starry, utopian, visionary
【反】 clear-eyed, clear-sighted 聪明的
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