squelch
squelch 英 [skweltʃ] 美 [skwɛltʃ]
vt. 消除；镇压；压碎；使…咯吱咯吱的响 vi. 嘎吱作响 n. 噪声控制；嘎吱声；压倒对方的反驳；压碎的一堆
进行时:squelching 过去式:squelched 过去分词:squelched 第三人称单数:squelches 名词复数:squelches
- When you squelch something, you're putting an end to it. You can squelch an idea or a rebellion.
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- vt. 消除；镇压；压碎；使…咯吱咯吱的响
- vi. 嘎吱作响
- n. 噪声控制；嘎吱声；压倒对方的反驳；压碎的一堆
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1. Several principles can be employed to squelch false rumors —true rumors should be confirmed, by the way —or limit their impact.
有几个原则有助于平息虚假的谣言，或者减轻其影响（不过这对真实的传闻只会起到反作用）。
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2. Even the government of Iran has been forced to utilize the very tool they attempted to squelch to try to hold on to power.
即使伊朗政府也被迫利用这个他们原本试图粉碎的非常工具来维持自己的权力。
- squelch (v.) 1620s, "to fall, drop, or stomp (on something soft) with crushing force," possibly imitative of sound made in the process. The figurative sense of "suppress completely" is first recorded 1864. Related: Squelched; squelching.
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