平息

平息 [píng xī]

1. ■ （风势、纷乱等平静或静止） calm down; quiet down; subside; come to an end:

风暴平息了。 The storm has subsided.; The trouble has blown over.

海上风浪平息了。 The sea calmed down.

他的怒气平息了。 His anger has cooled.

一场风波平息了。 The tumult has subsided.

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常用词组

1. ■ （用武力平靖） put down (a rebellion, etc.); stamp out; suppress:

叛乱在几小时之内就平息下去了。 The revolt was suppressed in a matter of hours.

他们动用了武装部队来平息示威游行。 They used armed forces to break the demonstration.

2. ■ {医} normal breathing