squelch
US /skweltʃ/
UK /skweltʃ/
動詞
1.
發出咯吱聲, 發出噗嗤聲
to make a soft sucking sound when walking through mud or wet ground
範例:
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His boots squelched in the mud as he walked.
他走路時，靴子在泥裡發出咯吱聲。
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The wet ground squelched underfoot.
濕漉漉的地面在腳下發出咯吱聲。
2.
鎮壓, 壓制
to suppress or put an end to something with force or decisively
範例:
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The government moved quickly to squelch the rebellion.
政府迅速採取行動鎮壓了叛亂。
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She tried to squelch the rumors before they spread further.
她試圖在謠言進一步傳播之前壓制它們。
名詞
咯吱聲, 噗嗤聲
a soft sucking sound made when walking through mud or wet ground
範例:
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He heard the soft squelch of his boots in the bog.
他聽到靴子在沼澤中發出咯吱聲。
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The mud made a satisfying squelch with every step.
每走一步，泥巴都會發出令人滿意的咯吱聲。