quench
发音
英 [kwentʃ]
美 [kwentʃ]
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- vt.
- 解（渴）
- 终止（某事物）
- （用水）扑灭（火焰等）
- 将（热物体）放入水中急速冷却
单词词源
quench 扑灭，熄灭
可能来自古英语cwincan,离开，扑灭，灭火。进一步词源不详。
双语例句
- 1. Such questions may not quench public anger in the same way as a pay-cap would , but they are more likely to yield useful answers .
- 就像封顶薪水一样，这样的问题也许不会熄灭大众的怒火，但他们至少会给出有用的答案。
- 2. The weather obviously has a huge effect : winds can fan flames , rains can quench them .
- 很明显，天气对此有着极大的影响：风能煽起火焰，雨则能扑灭火焰。
- 3. However much water cannot quench my dryness love to you .
- 即使再多的水也无法熄灭我对你爱的渴求。
- 4. He bought an ice-cream to quench his thirst .
- 为了解渴，他买了一块冰淇淋。
- 5. They will not reduce the high level of youth unemployment , nor will they quench the growing thirst for genuine political change .
- 它们既不会降低年轻人的高失业率，也不会平息不断增长的对政治变革的渴求。