“平息”常见的英文表达有 subside、calm down、quell、allay 等,具体使用哪个词需根据语境和表达意图来选择:
subside:通常指(风、水、愤怒、情绪等)逐渐平息、减弱或消退,强调一种自然、渐进的消退过程。
例句:The storm finally subsided, and the sea became calm again.(风暴终于平息了,大海又恢复了平静。)
calm down:侧重于使某人或某事从激动、愤怒、混乱等状态恢复到平静、镇定的状态,常作动词短语使用,既可用于描述自然现象或局势的平息,也可用于劝告他人保持冷静。
例句:The teacher told the noisy students to calm down.(老师让那些吵闹的学生安静下来。)
quell:意为“平息;镇压;消除”,常指用强力手段使骚乱、反抗、不安等迅速平息,带有一定的权威性和强制性。
例句:The police were called in to quell the riot.(警察被召来平息骚乱。)
allay:表示“减轻;缓解;平息(恐惧、怀疑、痛苦等情绪)”,更侧重于消除某种负面情绪或担忧。
例句:The doctor gave him some medicine to allay his pain.(医生给了他一些药来缓解他的疼痛。)