squelched

The leaders of Europe's two powerhouses engaged in a brief handshake gone the kisses on the cheeks Merkel had with Hollande's predecessor Nicolas Sarkozy then squelched onto the red carpet, flanked by a military band.

欧洲两个大国的领导人先握了握手，而不是像默克尔之前会见奥朗德的前任萨科奇那样互相亲吻面颊，之后两人在军乐队的伴奏下走上红毯。

Already, at his sons'tender ages, the man had squelched the aptitudes and passions to which his boys had devoted their childhoods. That's not my place as a parent.

目前，在他儿子的幼年时期，他就已经开始压制他们童年专有的的能力和激情，我认为作为一名家长不能这么做。

For years the selfless sisters squelched their own goals ， farming themselves out as teachers and governesses in support of their increasingly indebted brother, convinced the world must eventually recognize his genius.

几年来，无私的姐妹们压抑着她们自己的目标和志向，受雇于人做管家或家庭教师以支持她们那日益债台高筑的兄弟，她们深信世界总有一天会认识到他的天才。