douse
英 [daʊs]
美 [daʊs]
v. 浇灭(火); 熄(灯); 往…上泼水; 把…浸在液体里
过去式：doused 过去分词：doused 现在分词：dousing 第三人称单数：douses
Collins.1 / BNC.19056 / COCA.13808
同义词辨析
extinguishdousequench【导航词义：熄灭】
extinguishv. 〈正式〉熄灭，扑灭
〔辨析〕
指熄灭火、香烟、灯光等。
〔例证〕
Please extinguish the cigarette.
请熄灭香烟。
The firemen tried hard to extinguish the fire.
消防队员竭尽全力扑灭大火。
Faint smoke came from the extinguished candle.
熄灭的蜡烛冒出缕缕轻烟。
请熄灭香烟。
The firemen tried hard to extinguish the fire.
消防队员竭尽全力扑灭大火。
Faint smoke came from the extinguished candle.
熄灭的蜡烛冒出缕缕轻烟。
dousev. 浇灭，熄灭
〔辨析〕
指用水等把火泼灭。
〔例证〕
Rain poured down and doused the fire.
大雨倾盆，浇灭了大火。
Tom doused the flames with a fire extinguisher.
汤姆用灭火器把火焰扑灭。
大雨倾盆，浇灭了大火。
Tom doused the flames with a fire extinguisher.
汤姆用灭火器把火焰扑灭。
quenchv. 〈正式〉熄灭
〔辨析〕
指用水或其他方法灭火，含抑制之意。
〔例证〕
Water will quench a fire.
水可以灭火。
The fire was quenched with a bucket of water.
火被一桶水浇灭了。
水可以灭火。
The fire was quenched with a bucket of water.
火被一桶水浇灭了。
牛津词典
verb
- 浇灭（火）；熄（灯）
to stop a fire from burning by pouring water over it; to put out a light - 往…上泼水；把…浸在液体里
to pour a lot of liquid over sb/sth; to soak sb/sth in liquid- The car was doused in petrol and set alight.
这辆汽车被浇上汽油点燃了。
- The car was doused in petrol and set alight.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 浇灭(火)
If youdousea fire, you stop it burning by pouring a lot of water over it.- The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water.
水泵开动了，消防队员们开始用水灭火。
- The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water.
- VERB (把液体)浇（或洒、泼）在…上
If youdousesomeone or somethingwitha liquid, you throw a lot of that liquid over them.- They hurled abuse at their victim as they doused him with petrol.
他们一边大声辱骂这名受害者一边将汽油淋在他身上。
- They hurled abuse at their victim as they doused him with petrol.
- VERB 熄灭(灯)
If youdousea light, you turn it off.- I doused the headlights and got out.
我灭了车前灯后下了车。
- I doused the headlights and got out.
英英释义
verb
- cover with liquid
- souse water on his hot face
- slacken
- douse a rope
- lower quickly
- douse a sail
- immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
- dip the garment into the cleaning solution
- dip the brush into the paint
- dip into a liquid
- He dipped into the pool
- wet thoroughly
- put out, as of a candle or a light
- Douse the lights
双语例句
- One option would be a large, one-off revaluation of the renminbi, which potentially could douse speculation over further rises and hence depress speculative inflows.
另一种选择是对人民币实行一次性大幅度升值，这或许能够减轻人民币进一步升值的猜测，从而遏制投机资本的流入。 - Those factors were used to shut them out of competitions, but in spite of the obstacles they faced they proved that nothing can douse their competitive spirit and love of their games.
但是尽管他们面临重重困难，那些原本可能拒他们于竞争之外的因素，恰恰证明了没有什么能够幻灭他们的竞争精神以及他们对体育比赛的热爱。 - Estimates of the shortfall have fluctuated since the broker-dealer filed for bankruptcy on October 31 after failing to douse fears over its exposure to European sovereign debt.
因无法平息市场对其在欧洲主权债券敞口上的担忧，这家经纪自营商于10月30日提出破产申请，此后资金缺口估值不断变化。 - They hurled abuse at their victim as they doused him with petrol.
他们一边大声辱骂这名受害者一边将汽油淋在他身上。 - Kind-spirited humor can douse a hot argument, head off a fight, and turn the drudgery of household responsibilities and planning into something witty, smart, and hilarious.
善意的玩笑可以缓和争吵，平息争斗，还能把家务缠身的苦差变成一种诙谐、智慧和欢笑。 - I doused the headlights and got out.
我灭了车前灯后下了车。 - This follows a move late last year to raise stamp duty on sales of flats held for less than one year to try to douse speculative demand for property.
香港曾在去年末出台措施，对持有不到一年的公寓单位的出售提高印花税，以求遏制投机性的房产需求。 - The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water.
水泵开动了，消防队员们开始用水灭火。 - The challenge is simple: Either donate$ 100 to a given cause, or douse yourself with ice, film it, and pass the challenge on to others via social media.
挑战规则很简单：要不捐出100美元，要不就往自己身上倒一桶冰，拍下来并通过社交媒体点名其他人接受挑战。 - Firefighters were able to douse the fire, limiting damage to the steeple only.
消防队员得以扑灭火灾，限制损害尖塔只。