ffi^^jf/L 0 Could you keep the kids quiet while I’m on the phone? icffiffiffeift o He went

very quiet (= did not say much) so I knew he was upset. toiRJfcJpi&T, ffrvmmmmmo 0 ‘Be quiet,’ said the teacher. “A:#^! ” i&ifo o She crept down­stairs (as) quiet as a mouse. M8S¥iW,      7

2 without many people or much noise or activity jj$# ffi; S#ffi;   a quiet street 3&#ffigril 0 They

lead a quiet life. ffiftlM^f-ft#ffi   0 Business is

usually quieter at this time of year. ffi ffi tkWn'ifco o They had a quiet wedding. ffi'flWffiT 3 not disturbed; peaceful?## ffi; ft # ffi; '|f # (ft: to have a quiet drink Jj£|A ffifft® 0 I was looking forward to a quiet evening at home.       0ft $r ft M

Mft'ffiilffif&B&o 4 (of a person A) tendipg not to talk very much %W ft iff ffi; ft#ffi: She was quiet and shy. ffi it # ffi] X Iffi II0 5 (of a feeling or an attitude li'If ^ M JS) definite but not expressed in an obvious way % M ffi ; It S ffi ; A % W : He had an air of quiet authority.  „ ►quietly adv.: to speak/

move quietly      ift i#/i£ Eh 0 I spent a few hours

quietly relaxing. f£'|£g      0 He is

quietly confident that they can succeed (= he is confi­dent, but he is not talking about it too much). ffi 7II ft ft it fll f H JAo 0 a quietly-spoken woman if if $£ ^ ffi A A quiet-ness noun [U]: the quietness of the country­side ftllffif## 0 His quietness worried her. ffiffiKlfcA iftftffiAAo ITSIM keep quiet about sth | keep sth quiet to say nothing about sth; to keep sth secret ft - - ft P   ft #»' !jK ; ffi %': I’ve decided to resign but I’d

rather you kept quiet about it. $ci E ft a£ 5! IR, ffi # M ffi

ft^«ftftc

noun [u] the state of being calm and without much noise ft#; S#; ft#; :£#: the quiet of his own room it g 3^ IB] ffi ft# 0 the quiet of the early morning if iWSi O I go to the library for a little peace and quiet. «ij ® ft tf A if # - ft o Bon the 'quiet without telling anyone 'If 'If ffi EY171 secretly a verb ~ (sb/sth) (down) (especially NAmE) to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy ( ffi ) ft#, ft# H771 calm (sb) down: [V] The demonstrators quieted down when the police arrived. H m-m, /7«l«$ITT3l5. o[VN] He’s very good at quieting the kids. ffilift‘ft'Aii:fA7'(nft#TAo quieten /'kwaiatn/ verb ~ (sb/sth) (down) (BrE) to become calmer or less noisy; to make sb/sth calmer or less noisy ( ffi ) ft#ftft, ftfflS: [V] The chatter of voices gradually quietened, ngp ®p pg pf ffi ft ^ iff if ft ff T o O Things seem to have quietened down a bit this afternoon (= we are not so busy, etc.), ft A ft ft, ftt# flftftft#ftTo [also VN]

quiet ism /‘kwaiatizam/ noun [U] (formal) an attitude to life which makes you calmly accept things as they are rather than try to change them ij£i£ A A ; ift#; ft A ►quiet ist /-ist/ noun, adj.

quietude /'kwaiatjuid; NAmE -tu:d/ noun [U] (literary) the state of being still and quiet ft#; g#; ft#; # pparn calm

quie-tus /kwai'irtas/ noun [C, U] (literary) 1 death, or sth that causes death, considered as a welcome end to life ft?lift ( ftAAffift^ffiAftifUift^ffi*^) 2 something that makes a person or situation calm ft

ft# < mm >

quiff /kwif/ noun (especially BrE) a piece of hair at the front of the head that is brushed upwards and back­wards   >

quill /kwil/ noun 1 (also quill feather) a large feather from the wing or tail of a bird ( Jftffi ® l§ M nP ffi ) 2 (also ,quill 'pen) a pen made from a quill feather % ft ; ft If -ft 3 one of the long sharp stiff SPINES on a PORCUPINE ( ^3#ffi ) $$$i]

quilt /kwilt/ noun 1 a decorative cover for a bed, made of two layers with soft material between them ffi M Jft W-: a patchwork quilt ft fit ft ^ — picture o bed 2 (BrE) = duvet — compare comforter(2) quilt ed /'kwiltid/ adj. (of clothes, etc. AIM#) made of two layers of cloth with soft material between them,

1625 quisling

held in place by lines of stitches l^ffiffi; ffiftf&ffi: a quilted jacket tSA

quilt ing /'kwiltirj/ noun [U] the work of making a quilt;

cloth that is used for this ( f&ftffi ) WM, WiM; quim /kwim/ noun (taboo, BrE, slang) a woman’s geni­tals ft'IAftifl

quin /kwin/ noun (BrE, informal) = quintuplet quince /kwins/ noun a hard bitter yellow fruit used for making jam, etc. It grows on a tree, also called a quince.  ft f|i!j i H H: quince

jelly  o a flowering quince

quin cen ten ary /.kwinsen'tiinari; NAmE -sen'teneri/ noun (pi -ies) a 500th anniversary * 500      the

quincentenary of Columbus’s voyage to America If ft; ft M 500

quin ine /kwi'niin; 'kwiniin; NAmE also 'kwainain/ noun [U] a drug made from the bark of a S American tree, used in the past to treat malaria Hftf ft ^ ft) ffi ( M

Aft ft t&ftmm)

quint /kwint/ noun (NAmE, informal) = quintuplet quint-es-sence /kwin'tesns/ noun [sing.] the ~ of sth (formal) 1 the perfect example of sth ft ; ft ftj: It was the quintessence of an English manor house. g|3  ^

M     ^ i£ HI ft % o 2 the most important features of

sthfffl; EBd essence: a painting that captures the quintessence of Viennese elegance —

1® ► quint es sen tial /.kwinti'senfl/ adj.: He was the quintessential tough guy. jlkllftHMWSJl'iXfto quint-es-sen tiaMy /-Jali/ adv. quin tet /kwin’tet/ noun 1 [C+sing./pl. v.] a group of five musicians or singers who play or sing together H Jr #

; ASPlftft: the Miles Davis Quintet #   01 2 [C] a piece of music for five musicians or

singers     ( ffi ) ; SfiP|(ffi): a string quintet

g&ICS^ffi

quin-tile /’kwintail/ noun (statistics if) one of five equal groups into which a set of things can be divided according to the distribution of a particular variable men in the first quintile of weight (= the heaviest 20% of men)

'ffi (   20% ft ffi ) —compare quartile

quin-til-lion /kwin'tiljan/ number the number 1018, or l followed by 18 zeros

quin tu ple /'kwintjupl; kwin'tjurpl; NAmE also -'tuipl/ adj., del, verb

m adj. [only before noun] det. 1 consisting of five parts, people, or groups      ( ^A, Aft

2 being five times as much or as many ICftrffi

■                  verb to become five times bigger; to make sth five times

bigger ( ffi ) JAftlEfo: [V] Sales have quintupled over the past few years. MA/lft    An T 0

fg0 [also vn]

quin-tu-plet /'kwintuplat; kwin'tjuiplat; -'tApl-/ (also BrE informal quin) (also NAmE informal quint) noun one of five children born at the same time to the same mother Emft- quip /kwip/ noun, verb

m noun a quick and clever remark ft] A ffi; ffi iff: to make a quip

■                  verb (-pp-) [V speech] to make a quick and clever remark

miM; "SI#; ffi®

quire /'kwaia(r)/ noun (old-fashionecf) four sheets of paper folded to make eight leaves (=16 pages) ffi; M ( = 16 ft )

quirk /kwaik; NAmE kw3:rk/ noun 1 an aspect of sb’s personality or behaviour that is a little strange ffi # ffi ffiffr (       ) ; ffifBf csn peculiarity 2 a strange

thing that happens, especially by accident ( ft IS A ffi ) ffi ft, ft ft: By a strange quirk of fate they had booked into the same hotel. ftUftHcftiS, ffi Cl ffi® T ► quirky adj.: a quirky sense of humour

ffi#ffil«lS

quisling /'kwizliq/ noun (disapproving) a person who helps an enemy that has taken control of his or her country    rtffi am collaborator