1.
They tried in vain to pour oil upon troubled waters.
他们试图平息风波，但没有成功。
2.
(try to)calm a disagreement,violent dispute,etc
（试图）调解争端、平息风波等.
3.
When two of my best friends began to quarrel, I knew it was up to me to pour oil on troubled waters.
我的两个最要好的朋友一开始吵嘴，我就知道该由我来平息风波了。
4.
Her children were just at that age when they seemed to quarrel all day long, so she had to learn very quickly how to pour oil on troubled waters.
她的孩子们正处于似乎整天争吵不休的年龄,因此她得尽快学会如何平息风波。
5.
Miss Lewis: That's the purpose of the meeting. Sometimes a mediated conversation will straighten things out, and a little discussion and apology can calm the waters.
这就是要开会的目的。有时调解可以弄清真相，讨论和道歉能平息风波。
6.
The wind ceased and it was a perfect calm
那时风势平息下来，（海上）波平浪静。
7.
"He makes the storm into a calm, so that the waves are at peace."
他使狂风止息，波浪就平静。
8.
The groups were nearing a bitter quarrel until the leader poured oil on the troubled waters.
各组之间就要展开激烈的争吵，这时领导出来平息了风波。
9.
The Economic Consequences of the Fair Disclosure of Information
公平信息披露的经济后果——基于收益波动性、信息泄露及寒风效应的实证研究
10.
It ended only when the loser turned up in person to say the result was fair.
直到败北的选手亲自站出来澄清比赛结果的公平性后风波才最终平息。
11.
The typhoon began to subside.
台风开始平息下来。
12.
The gale soon blew over.
强风很快就平息了。
13.
The people prayed that the storm might be stilled.
人们祈祷暴风雨能平息。
14.
Gradually the tension was subsiding, gradually the governor was relenting.
风潮渐渐地平息了。
15.
STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTIONS BETWEEN AVERAGE WAVE SLOPE AND AVERAGE WAVE AGE FOR WIND WAVE IN NANJI SEA AREA
南麂海域风浪的平均波陡与平均波龄统计分布
16.
The deck of the ship level as the wind subside
随著风的平息,船甲板也平稳了
17.
The deck of the ship leveled as the wind subsided.
随着风的平息,船甲板也平稳了。
18.
INFORMATION technology in China is once again making political waves.
信息技术再一次引发中国的政治风波。