| 单词 | quench |
|---|---|
| 音标 | [kwentʃ] |
| 解释 | v.熄灭(火)；抑制(欲望) |
| 红宝书 | 【英】 v.熄灭(火)(put out, extinguish)；抑制(欲望)(subdue) 【例】 quench hatred(消除仇恨)/qu ench the flames(扑灭火焰) |
| 字源 | quench (v.) Old English acwencan "to quench" (of fire, light), from Proto-Germanic *cwandjan, probably a causative form of root of Old English cwincan "to go out, be extinguished," Old Frisian kwinka. Related: Quenched; quenching. |
| 不择手段背单词 | v. 熄灭(将烧热的金属伸入水中使冷却); 抑制(欲望) 【记】读: 困ch, 既然困了就应该熄灭欲火, 抑止欲望 【类】tint: suffuse = damp: quench染色过分是充满 = 使潮湿过分是冷浸 |
| 趣味全助记 | 【记】q翻上来成d ,drench 湿透 就可以熄灭火；音:困池，将火围困到水池中以扑灭；通过drench (浸在水中)来灭火 【相关】squelch 压制 |
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