quietus

英汉释义

• n.

  1.死,灭亡;寂灭;死的解脱

  2.(债务,义务等的)偿清,解除,理清;〈古〉清欠收据

  3.平息;制止

  4.静止状态;休眠

  1.死,灭亡;寂灭;死的解脱

  2.(债务,义务等的)偿清,解除,理清;〈古〉清欠收据

  3.平息;制止

  4.静止状态;休眠

英英释义

• n.

  1.death

  2.an end to something, usually something unpleasant

英汉例句

• 1.The police gave the villain His quietus.

  警察结果了那坏蛋的性命。

• 2.The plan has finally got its quietus , ie been abandoned.

  这一计划终于胎死腹中（遭放弃）。

• 3.After a quietus of twenty years she returned.

  她隐退二十年后又东山再起。

• 4.but my father put the quietus on it . threatened to disown me

  但我父亲不肯答应还威胁跟我脱离关系