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quiet·enBrE /ˈkwaɪətn/NAmE /ˈkwaɪətn/ verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they quieten BrE /ˈkwaɪətn/ NAmE /ˈkwaɪətn/present simple - he / she / it quietens BrE /ˈkwaɪətnz/ NAmE /ˈkwaɪətnz/past simple quietened BrE /ˈkwaɪətnd/ NAmE /ˈkwaɪətnd/past participle quietened BrE /ˈkwaɪətnd/ NAmE /ˈkwaɪətnd/ -ing form quietening BrE /ˈkwaɪətnɪŋ/ NAmE /ˈkwaɪətnɪŋ/ [I, T] ~ (sb/sth) (down)(BrE) to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy （使）安静下来，平静些◆The chatter of voices gradually quietened. 唧唧喳喳的声音渐渐地平静了。◆Things seem to have quietened down a bit this afternoon (= we are not so busy, etc.). 今天下午，事情似乎平静些了。 |