音标: 英 ['kwaɪətn] 美 [ˈkwaɪɪtn:]
1. We're going to sit on it until it all quietens down.
在一切尘埃落定前 我们得拖延时间
2. I've tried in vain to quieten the feelings I have for you, knowing such a match would, in so many ways, be a dereliction of duty to my rank.
徒劳地想平息我对你的感觉 我知道我们如果结婚 从各方面来讲 我都会愧对家族责任