To restrain or correct by means of a sharp blow or emphatic censure:平息，压制：用有力的一击或断然的指责来限制或纠正："thought[he] was getting a little uppity and needed to be slapped down" (New York Times)“觉得[他] 正变得骄傲自大需要加以纠正” (纽约时报)
To put a sudden end to; suppress:压制：突然地结束；压制：slap down divisive criticism.压制造成分裂的评论