squelch

1. V-T If you squelch something, you stop it from developing or succeeding. 压制; 镇压

The company increased its stake in the business, squelching rumours of a takeover bid. 该公司增加了其在生意中的股份，这样就压制住了被收购的谣言。

2. V-I 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

He squelched across the turf. 他扑哧扑哧地走过草皮。