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douse v.浸入；浇灭；泼水；熄灭 (1) 这辆汽车被浇上汽油点燃了。(2) 他用灭火器把火焰扑灭。 Douse often involves water, but you could also douse your French fries in ketchup. Douse can describe the act of extinguishing a candle, or even turning off a light. You might douse your bedroom light when it's time to sleep or simply douse a candle by blowing it out. To pronounce douse correctly, remember that it rhymes with mouse.

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英 [daʊs] 美 [daʊs] (1) The car was doused in petrol and set alight.(2) He doused the flames with a fire extinguisher. Use the verb douse to describe covering something with water or other liquid. When you're camping, you douse the campfire with water when you're done with it. 1[VERB 动词]浇灭(火) If you douse a fire, you stop it burning by pouring a lot of water over it.   [V n]The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water.水泵开动了，消防队员们开始用水灭火。2[VERB 动词](把液体)浇（或洒、泼）在…上 If you douse someone or something with a liquid, you throw a lot of that liquid over them.   [V n with/in n]They hurled abuse at their victim as they doused him with petrol.他们一边大声辱骂这名受害者一边将汽油淋在他身上。3[VERB 动词]熄灭(灯) If you douse a light, you turn it off.   [V n]I doused the headlights and got out.我灭了车前灯后下了车。

英语单词	douse
英美音标	英 [daʊs] 美 [daʊs]
中文释义	v.浸入；浇灭；泼水；熄灭
英语例句	(1) The car was doused in petrol and set alight. (2) He doused the flames with a fire extinguisher.
中文例句	(1) 这辆汽车被浇上汽油点燃了。 (2) 他用灭火器把火焰扑灭。
vocabulary简明	Use the verb douse to describe covering something with water or other liquid. When you're camping, you douse the campfire with water when you're done with it.
vocabulary扩展	Douse often involves water, but you could also douse your French fries in ketchup. Douse can describe the act of extinguishing a candle, or even turning off a light. You might douse your bedroom light when it's time to sleep or simply douse a candle by blowing it out. To pronounce douse correctly, remember that it rhymes with mouse.
柯林斯解释	1 [VERB 动词]浇灭(火) If you douse a fire, you stop it burning by pouring a lot of water over it. [V n] The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water. 水泵开动了，消防队员们开始用水灭火。 2 [VERB 动词](把液体)浇（或洒、泼）在…上 If you douse someone or something with a liquid, you throw a lot of that liquid over them. [V n with/in n] They hurled abuse at their victim as they doused him with petrol. 他们一边大声辱骂这名受害者一边将汽油淋在他身上。 3 [VERB 动词]熄灭(灯) If you douse a light, you turn it off. [V n] I doused the headlights and got out. 我灭了车前灯后下了车。

Douse Water Verb 动词 [V N Doused Fire