quench

[kwentʃ]

v.熄灭, 结束, 冷淬, 解渴

例句与用法:

Water will quench a fire.

水可以灭火。

Hot steel is quenched to harden it.

烧热的钢淬火使它坚硬。

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 |

详细释义:

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