| 单词 | quench |
| 释义 | quench /kwentʃ/ verb [transitive] formal 1 quench your thirst formal DFDTHIRSTYto stop yourself feeling thirsty, by drinking something 解渴，止渴 We stopped at a small bar to quench our thirst. 我们在一家小酒吧停下来喝点东西解渴。2 quench a fire/flames formal BURNto stop a fire from burning 灭火，扑火 a desperate bid to quench the raging flames 为扑灭熊熊大火而不顾一切的努力→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpusquench• Needless to say, it shows that oil is a bargain, though perhaps less thirst quenching.• While life as a sailor was harsh, his thirst for the sea was not quenched.• They had been desires to be quenched, as he had quenched other desires over the years.• Some little flames may be individually quenched, but there is a certain pattern to them.• There would be water from the sink to quench his thirst, and that would buy him some time.• Not that this deterred him; he was determined to break one open and quench his thirst.Origin quench Old English cwencanquench verbChinese drinking something yourself stop feeling by to thirsty, Corpus |
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