【常用新聞英文語彙】squelch的10種用法


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Why Twitter and Facebook squelching the Hunter Biden story backfired
何以推特跟臉書打壓韓特拜登的報導引起反彈
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squelch 打壓
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squelch (vt)
1.粉碎
It squelched any hopes of a Heat comeback. 它粉碎了熱火隊逆轉的希望。

2.鎮壓
to squelch a rebellion. 鎮壓叛亂。

3.壓制
We are successfully squelching him. 我們成功地壓制了他。

4.取消
The U.S. government promptly squelched the research. 美國政府馬上取消這項研究。

5.降低
It indicates that even anti-Americanism isn’t squelching tastes for U.S. brands. 它表示連反美主義也沒有降低對美國品牌的愛好。

6.破壞
His victory could squelch any prospect of negotiations between sides. 他的勝利可能破壞雙邊談判的任何希望。

7.制止
to squelch the bloodletting. 制止流血事件。

8.遏止
to squelch the rampant rumors. 遏止甚囂塵上的傳言。

9.把…壓制下去
Each time she appeared on the verge of finding her form, her opponent squelched the momentum. 每次眼看她就快打出自己的節奏時,她的對手就把那股氣勢壓制下去。

10.化解
The center fielder dived for this ball and caught it, saving a run and squelching a rally. 中間手撲身接住這個球, 避免失分,化解翻盤危機。

11.平息
Saudi Explanation of Jamal Khashoggi’s Killing Fails to Squelch Skepticism.沙烏地對華盛頓郵報記者慘遭殺害的說明未能平息疑問。


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