学个词 Learn a Word-VOA英语教学 2442-quell

今天我们要学的词是 quell¹, quell is spelled q-u-e-l-l, quell. Quell 动词，有缓和，平息的意思。German Chancellor² Angela Merkel has pledged to reduce the number of refugees entering Germany in an attempt to quell criticism from within her own party. 德国总理默克尔保证要减少进入德国的难民人数，以便平息来自她自己所在党派的批评。U.S. President Barack Obama planned a series of events to quell concerns about his strategy for stopping the Islamic State group. 美国总统奥巴马计划举行一系列活动，打消民众对他为制止伊斯兰国恐怖组织而采取的策略的疑虑。好的，我们今天学习的词是quell, quell, quell...

1 quell   

v.压制，平息，减轻

参考例句：

• Soldiers were sent in to quell the riots.士兵们被派去平息骚乱。
• The armed force had to be called out to quell violence.不得不出动军队来镇压暴力行动。

2 chancellor   

n.(英)大臣；法官；(德、奥)总理；大学校长

参考例句：

• They submitted their reports to the Chancellor yesterday.他们昨天向财政大臣递交了报告。
• He was regarded as the most successful Chancellor of modern times.他被认为是现代最成功的财政大臣。