The wind dropped and the sea quieted.风势减弱了，海面平静下来。The frightened child was quieted by his mother.妈妈正在安慰那个受惊吓的孩子.Once the vote was taken, things quieted down quickly.一旦投完票，事情便很快平息了下来。The crying boy must be quieted.那个正哭的孩子...
我的心脏有点儿小毛病。My heart's a bit dodgy.因这类小毛病责备那孩子是你的不对.It's wrong of you to take the child to task for such trifling offenses.我不喜欢为一点小毛病就去看医生。I don't like to visit the doctor just for something trivial....
a commutation of the death sentence to life imprisonment由死刑减为终身监禁The prisoner obtained a commutation of his sentence from death to life imprisonment.这个囚犯得到减刑,由死刑改判无期徒刑.Commutation is distinct from reprieve.减刑不同于缓刑....