quietus
英[kwaɪ'iːtəs]
美[kwaɪ'iːtəs]
- n. 偿清；生命的终止；抑制物
详细释义
Noun:
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euphemisms for death (based on an analogy between lying in a bed and in a tomb);
"she was laid to rest beside her husband"
"they had to put their family pet to sleep"
双语例句
- 1. After a quietus of twenty years she returned.
- 她隐退二十年后又东山再起.
来自《现代英汉综合大词典》
- 2. The plan has finally got its quietus, ie been abandoned.
- 这一计画终于胎死腹中(遭放弃).
来自辞典例句
- 3. The police gave the villain his quietus.
- 警察结果了那坏蛋的性命.
来自互联网
- After a quietus of twenty years she returned.
她隐退二十年后又东山再起。
用法讲解
- give someone the quietus 断送某人的生命...
- give someone his quietus 断送某人的生命...
相关词汇
- death 死
- eternal rest 长逝
- rest 剩余的部分
- eternal sleep 长眠
- sleep 睡觉
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