squelch
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/skweltʃ/
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/skweltʃ/
To make a soft, wet, sucking sound, like when walking on wet ground.
Every step I took in the swamp made a squelch sound.
我在沼澤裡每走一步都會發出壓扁的聲音。
To quickly stop something from continuing to happen or grow.
The company took measures to squelch the rumors.
公司採取措施壓制謠言。
The sound made when pressing or walking on something soft and wet.
The squelch of his boots in the mud was the only sound in the quiet forest.
他的靴子在泥裡的吱吱聲是安靜森林裡唯一的聲音。