2023年12月20日 星期三

fear, quell. Being Scared, elm, sheepfold, scrambles to quell staff fears, meet its end

The importance of being scared – Polish Nobel laureate Wisława Szymborska on fairy tales and the necessity of fear


In case you wanted to know wych 800-year-old elm tree recently met its end.

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The Sheepfold, Moonlight by Jean-François Millet. The Walters Art Museum.


quell
/kwɛl/
verb
  1. put an end to (a rebellion or other disorder), typically by the use of force.
    "extra police were called to quell the disturbance"
    Similar:
    put an end to
    stamp out
    put a stop to
    end
    finish
    get rid of
    crush
    put down
    check
    crack down on
    curb
    nip in the bud
    thwart
    frustrate
    squash
    quash
    subdue
    suppress
    repress
    quench
    extinguish
    stifle
    abolish
    terminate
    beat
    overcome
    defeat
    rout
    destroy
    demolish
    annihilate
    wipe out
    extirpate
    squelch
    put the kibosh on
    clobber
    Opposite:
    bring about
    prompt
    • subdue or silence (someone).
      "Connor quelled him with a look"
    • suppress (a feeling).
      "she quelled an urge to race up the stairs"


sheepfold
/ˈʃiːpfəʊld/
noun
  1. a sheep pen.羊小屋


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