squelch
柯林斯词典
1. V-T If you squelch something, you stop it from developing or succeeding. 壓制; 鎮壓
The company increased its stake in the business, squelching rumours of a takeover bid. 該公司增加了其在生意中的股份，這樣就壓制住了被收購的謠言。
2. V-I To squelch means to make a wet, sucking sound, like the sound you make when you are walking on wet, muddy ground. 發吧唧聲; 發撲哧聲
He squelched across the turf. 他撲哧撲哧地走過草皮。
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squelch /skwɛltʃ/ (squelching,squelched,squelches)
剑桥词典
squelch verb (SOUND)
[ 不及物動詞：後麪不接賓語的動詞 經常 後麪必須接副詞或介詞的動詞 ]to make a sucking sound like the one produced when you are walking on soft , wet ground
（如走在溼軟土地上似的）發吧唧聲，發撲哧聲
He got out of the car and squelched through the mud to open the gate . 他下了車，撲哧撲哧地穿過泥地去開大門。
squelch verb (STOP)
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ] USto quickly end something that is causing you problems
（迅速）制止，遏制
A spokeswoman at the White House has squelched rumors about the president's ill health . 白宮一位女發言人迅速澄清了縂統健康狀況不佳的謠言。
[ 及物動詞：後麪接賓語的動詞 ] US
to silence someone by criticizing them
（厲言）把…鎮住，使不再出聲
The senator thoroughly squelched the journalist who tried to interrupt him during his speech . 蓡議員完全鎮住了那個想在他講話時插嘴的記者。 返回 squelch