squelch
verb /skweltʃ/
/skweltʃ/
动词形式
| present simple I / you / we / they squelch | /skweltʃ/ /skweltʃ/ |
| he / she / it squelches | /ˈskweltʃɪz/ /ˈskweltʃɪz/ |
| past simple squelched | /skweltʃt/ /skweltʃt/ |
| past participle squelched | /skweltʃt/ /skweltʃt/ |
| -ing form squelching | /ˈskweltʃɪŋ/ /ˈskweltʃɪŋ/ |
- [intransitive] (+ adv./prep.) to make a quiet sound by pressing something soft and wet
发吧唧声，发扑哧声（如走在泥泞中似的） - The mud squelched as I walked through it.
我扑哧扑哧地穿过泥泞。 - Her wet shoes squelched at every step.
她的鞋湿了，走一步吧唧一声。 - We squelched across the muddy field.
我们扑哧扑哧地穿过泥泞的田地。
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- The mud squelched as I walked through it.
- [transitive] squelch something (North American English) to stop something from growing, increasing or developing
制止；压制；遏制；限制 - to squelch a rumor
压制谣言 - to squelch dissent/competition
压制异议/竞争
- to squelch a rumor
词源early 17th cent. (originally denoting a heavy crushing fall on to something soft): imitative.