美[kw?nt?] 1 . Firemen tried to quench the flames raging through the building.
消防隊員奮力撲救大樓中熊熊的火焰。
來自《權(quán)威詞典》
2 . The firemen were unable to quench the fire.
消防人員無法撲滅這場大火.
來自《簡明英漢詞典》
3 . Having a bottle of soft drink is not enough to quench my thirst.
喝一瓶汽水不夠解渴.
來自《現(xiàn)代漢英綜合大詞典》
4 . He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream.
他停了下來，在小溪邊飲水止渴。
來自辭典例句
5 . Instead of tea or coffee, drink water to quench your thirst.
渴了喝水，別喝茶或咖啡。
來自辭典例句
1.satisfy (thirst);
The cold water quenched his thirst
2.put out, as of fires, flames, or lights;
Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
3.electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
4.suppress or crush completely;
squelch any sign of dissent
5.reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
6.cool by plunging into cold water;
quench metal
