"I, by twenty sail attended, Did this Spanish town affright; Nothing then its wealth defended But my orders not to fight. that in this rolling ocean I had cast them with disdain, And obeyed my heart's warm motion To have quelled the pride of Spain!英文原著 · 《A Bundle of Ballads》
``Why did your Uncle Josh come among you? Because he was hoop-poled away from home.'' Then came the roar-- and the Hon. Samuel had to quell it with uplifted hand.英文原著 · 《A Knight of the Cumberland》
She choked, and clutched her bosom, holding its heaving down so fiercely that her nails bruised it through her habit's cloth; for she felt that she had begun to rave already, and that the waves of such a tempest were arising as, if not quelled at their first swell, would sweep her from her feet and engulf her for ever.英文原著 · 《A Lady of Quality》
By this time the lovers had quelled emotion into silence, and could preserve the limits laid down by duty and convention. But M. de Wimphen was announced, and as he came in the two friends exchanged glances. Both felt the difficulties of this fresh complication. It was impossible to enter into explanations with M. de Wimphen, and Louisa could not think of any sufficient pretext for asking to be left.英文原著 · 《A Woman of Thirty》
A low, murmuring, rushing sound of hundreds of exclaiming voices, all speaking, half-suppressedly, at the same moment, followed the delivery of the answer. No officer of the court attempted to control the outburst of astonishment. The infection of it spread to the persons on the platform, to the crier himself, to the judges of the tribunal, lounging, but the moment before, so carelessly silent in their chairs. When the noise was at length quelled, it was subdued in the most instantaneous manner by one man, who shouted from the throng behind the president's chair:英文原著 · 《AFTER DARK》
Whereupon seven hoodlum students waited a decent moment, then shrieked with laughter. But the old professor would have none of their nonsense. He quelled them all with force and finish.英文原著 · 《Active Service》
What if there were a peacekeeping mission in, say, Burma, to quell civil unrest, and the United Nations asked us to contribute troops, to put our servicemen and women's lives in peril.美剧 · 《House of Cards》
Quelle surprise, you were always the best wheelman in the business.美剧 · 《Shameless》
- What do you need me to do? - I need you to find everything there is to know about this Quelling guy.美剧 · 《Suits》