1VERB 发吧唧声,发扑哧声(像走在烂泥地里似的) To squelch means to make a wet, sucking sound, like the sound you make when you are walking on wet, muddy ground. 发吧唧声,发扑哧声(像走在烂泥地里似的)
He squelched across the turf. [VERB prep./adv.]
他扑哧扑哧地走过草皮。
His sodden trousers were clinging to his shins and his shoes squelched. [VERB]
他湿透的裤子紧贴小腿,鞋子吧唧作响。
2VERB 制止,压制,遏制(谣言、反对势力) If you squelch something that is causing you trouble, for example rumours or opposition, you firmly put a stop to it. 制止,压制,遏制(谣言、反对势力) [informal]
The President wants to squelch any perception that the meeting is an attempt to negotiate. [VERB noun]