quietus
英 [kwaɪ'iːtəs]
美[kwaɪ'itəs]
- n. 解除；偿清；生命的终止；寂灭
英英释意
- 1. 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.
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