quietus

英 [kwaɪ'iːtəs] 美 [kwaɪ'itəs]
  • n. 解除;偿清;生命的终止;寂灭

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.

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