quench 详细解释

quench

[kwentʃ]

v.熄灭, 结束, 冷淬, 解渴

vt.

1. 压制(欲望等), 抑制; 解(渴)[(+with)]

He quenched his thirst with a glass of water.

他喝了一杯水解渴。

2. 熄灭; 扑灭; 平息

The fire was quenched with a bucket of water.

火被一桶水浇灭了。

3. 【俚】迫使(反对者)住口

4. 将……淬火; 使冷却

quench steel

淬钢

vi.

1. 熄灭; 平息下来

The fire quenched.

火熄灭了。

2. 冷却

词形变化

形容词: quenchable | 名词: quencher | 动词过去式: quenched | 动词过去分词: quenched | 动词现在分词: quenching | 动词第三人称单数: quenches |

词义辨析

同义:

vt.抑制; 停止; 消灭

stop  extinguish  stifle  suppress  quell  squelch  put out  

同义参见:

crush  douse  silence  damp  suffice  

英英释义

动词 quench:

satisfy (thirst)

同义词:slake, allay, assuage

put out, as of fires, flames, or lights

同义词:snuff out, blow out, extinguish

electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

suppress or crush completely

同义词:squelch, quell

reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance

cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid

补充

quenchquench英:[kwentʃ] 美:[kwɛntʃ]vt.1.(用水)扑灭(火焰等)The firemen were unable to quench the fire.消防人员无法扑灭这场大火。2.解(渴)I quenched my thirst with a glass of cold beer.我喝了一杯冰啤酒解渴。3.终止(某事物)4.将(热物体)放入水中急速冷却

例句

1. He quenched the fire with water.他用水将火扑灭。 2. The blaze was quenched by the brave firemen.大火被勇敢的消防队员扑灭了。 3. The government succeeded in quenching the riot.政府成功平息了暴乱。 4. She quenched her thirst with a glass of Coke.她喝了一杯可乐解渴。 5. The large fire quenched at last.大火终于熄灭了。 6. he only pursued her to quench an aching need.他追求她仅仅是为了满足难耐的需要。 7. firemen hauled on hoses in a desperate bid to quench the flames.消防队员拖着水龙带拼命扑救大火。 8. fury rose in him, but he quenched it.他心中燃起怒火,但他压制着没发作。 9. she quenched Anne by a curt command to hold her tongue.她不由分说地命令安妮闭嘴。 10. He drank some juice to quench his thirst.他喝了些果汁解渴。 11. Firefighters quenched [=extinguished] the flames.消防队员们扑灭了熊熊火焰。 12. a drink that will quench your thirst一种可以解渴的饮料 13. He quenched his thirst by drinking a bottle of water.他喝了一瓶水止渴。