squelch
🇬🇧 UK/'skweltʃ/🇺🇸 US
GREC2
Definitions
v.
To suppress or stamp out completely; to make a sucking, splashing sound when walking on wet ground.
压制,镇压;发出咯吱咯吱的声音
n.
A wet, sucking sound made when walking through mud or water.
咯吱咯吱声;压制
🧩 Root Breakdown
Blendsquelchother
=squelch
Common Collocations
- 1.squelch a rumor压制谣言
- 2.squelch opposition镇压反对意见
- 3.[squelch sound]咯吱咯吱的声音
- 4.squelch through mud踩着泥泞前行
Example Sentences
- 1.
Her boots made a loud squelch as she walked through the muddy field.
- 2.
The manager quickly squelched the rumor before it spread through the office.
- 3.
The government moved to squelch all opposition to the new policy.