詞彙 quench 在中文的含義

quench 在英語中是什麼意思？與 Lingoland 一起探索這個詞的含義、發音及具體用法

quench

US /kwentʃ/

UK /kwentʃ/

解渴, 平息

satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking

範例:

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He drank a large glass of water to quench his thirst.

他喝了一大杯水來解渴。

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Nothing could quench her desire for adventure.

沒有什麼能平息她對冒險的渴望。

同義詞:

satisfy slake satiate gratify appease

撲滅

extinguish (a fire)

範例:

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The firefighters worked quickly to quench the flames.

消防員迅速工作以撲滅火焰。

•

Water is used to quench the burning embers.

水被用來撲滅燃燒的餘燼。

同義詞:

extinguish put out douse smother

淬火, 驟冷

cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid

範例:

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The blacksmith would quench the hot iron in a barrel of water.

鐵匠會把燒紅的鐵淬火到水桶裡。

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The steel was heated and then rapidly quenched to harden it.

鋼材被加熱，然後迅速淬火以使其硬化。

同義詞:

cool chill temper