[VERB 动词]解(渴);止(渴) If someone who is thirsty quenches their thirst, they lose their thirst by having a drink.
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He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream.
他停了下来,在小溪边饮水止渴。
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quench/kwentʃ; NAmEkwentʃ/verb1~ your thirstto drink so that you no longer feel thirsty 解(渴);止(渴)SYN
slake
2quenchsth ( formal) to stop a fire from burning 扑灭;熄灭SYN
extinguish
◆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。quenchquenchesquenchedquenchingquench/kwentʃ; NAmEkwentʃ/
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quenchquench /kwentʃ/ verb [transitive] formal
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1quench your thirst to stop yourself feeling thirsty, by drinking something: We stopped at a small bar to quench our thirst.2quench a fire/flames to stop a fire from burning: a desperate bid to quench the raging flames
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