squelch
verb uk/skweltʃ/ us/skweltʃ/
(SOUND)
[ I usually + adv/prep ]（如走在湿软土地上似的）发吧唧声，发扑哧声
to make a sucking sound like the one produced when you are walking on soft, wet ground
He got out of the car and squelched through the mud to open the gate. 他下了车，扑哧扑哧地穿过泥地去开大门。
(STOP)
[ T ] US（迅速）制止，遏制
to quickly end something that is causing you problems
A spokeswoman at the White House has squelched rumors about the president's ill health. 白宫一位女发言人迅速澄清了总统健康状况不佳的谣言。
[ T ] US（厉言）把…镇住，使不再出声
to silence someone by criticizing them
The senator thoroughly squelched the journalist who tried to interrupt him during his speech. 参议员完全镇住了那个想在他讲话时插嘴的记者。
squelch
noun [ C usually singular ] uk/skweltʃ/ us/skweltʃ/
（如走在湿软土地上似的）发吧唧声，发扑哧声
a sucking sound like the one produced when you are walking on soft, wet ground
As the hikers walked down the path by the house, she could hear the squelch of their boots in the mud. 徒步旅行者们从房子旁的小径走过时，她能听见他们的靴子吧唧吧唧踩在泥里的声音。