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quench

英 [kwentʃ]

美 [kwentʃ]

v.  解(渴); 止(渴); 扑灭; 熄灭

现在分词:quenching 过去分词:quenched 过去式:quenched 第三人称单数:quenches 

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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。
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。
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。

牛津词典

    verb

    • 解(渴);止(渴)
      to drink so that you no longer feel thirsty
      1. 扑灭;熄灭
        to stop a fire from burning
        1. Firemen tried to quench the flames raging through the building.
          消防队员奋力扑救大楼中熊熊的火焰。

      柯林斯词典

      • VERB 解(渴);止(渴)
        If someone who is thirstyquenchestheirthirst, they lose their thirst by having a drink.
        1. He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream.
          他停了下来,在小溪边饮水止渴。

      英英释义

      verb

      • cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
        1. quench steel
      • reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
        1. suppress or crush completely
          1. squelch any sign of dissent
          2. quench a rebellion
          Synonym:squelchquell
        2. satisfy (thirst)
          1. The cold water quenched his thirst
          Synonym:slakeallayassuage
        3. electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
          1. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
            1. Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
            2. quench the flames
            3. snuff out the candles
            Synonym:snuff outblow outextinguish

          双语例句

          • So we found that hardening operation is make up of heating and quench.
            因此我们发现淬火工序包括加热和淬硬两个步骤。
          • Put out or quench, as of fires or lights.
            扑灭或熄灭,用于火或者灯。
          • Do not quench your inspiration and your imagination.
            不要压制自己的灵感和想象力。
          • The rivers of our brothers they quench our thirst.
            河水就如同我们的兄弟,满足了我们的乾渴。
          • The distortion control of steels during vacuum oil quench and high pressure gas quenching is discussed.
            讨论了钢真空油淬和高压气淬的变形控制问题,提出了在选择这两种工艺时应遵循的原则。
          • There is nothing like mineral water to quench one's thirst.
            矿泉水是解渴的最好材料。
          • Instead of tea or coffee, drink water to quench your thirst
            渴了喝水,别喝茶或咖啡。
          • Selective use and placement of quench and tempered construction steels provide excellent wear and strength properties.
            选择性使用和布局调质结构钢获得了极优的耐磨性和强度。
          • Aimed a fire extinguisher at me. Pouring oil on the fire is no way to quench it.
            把灭火器对准了我。火上浇油,无法熄灭。
          • The process of cooling is called quench.
            这种冷却过程叫做淬硬。