单词 | squelch |
释义 | Word Frequency squelch(skwɛltʃ) verb 1. (intransitive) to walk laboriously through soft wet material or with wet shoes, making a sucking noise 2. (intransitive) to make such a noise 3. (transitive) to crush completely; squash 4. (transitive) informal to silence, as by a crushing retort noun 5. a squelching sound 6. something that has been squelched 7. electronics a circuit that cuts off the audio-frequency amplifier of a radio receiver in the absence of an input signal, in order to suppress background noise 8. informal a crushing remark Derived forms squelcher (ˈsquelcher) noun squelching (ˈsquelching) adjective squelchy (ˈsquelchy) adjective Word origin C17: of imitative origin |
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