| 正面 | 20187.quench 英 [kwen(t)ʃ]美 [kwɛntʃ]     |
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| 背面 |     释义： 谐音“捆起，困起”----捆起，困住----把火势围困住、控制住。vt. 熄灭，[机] 淬火；解渴；结束；冷浸vi. 熄灭；平息 例句： 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。 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。 quench (v.)Old English acwencan "to quench" (of fire, light), from Proto-Germanic *kwankjan, probably a causative form of root of Old English cwincan "to go out, be extinguished," Old Frisian kwinka. Related: Quenched; quenching." |