quench的意思

基本释义

• v 熄灭，扑灭；压制

  to stop a fire from burning

例句

1. a desperate bid to quench the raging flames

   为扑灭熊熊大火而不顾一切的努力

2. The fire quenched.

   火熄灭了。

3. The bustle and the talking quenched.

   喧闹声与谈话声平息下来。

短语

• quench oil 淬火油
• water quench 水淬（热处理）
• quench hardening [冶金]淬火硬化

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英英释义

verb 1. cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid e.g. quench steel 2. reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance 3. suppress or crush completely e.g. squelch any sign of dissent quench a rebellion Synonym: squelchquell 4. satisfy (thirst) e.g. The cold water quenched his thirst Synonym: slakeallayassuage 5. electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device 6. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights e.g. Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained quench the flames snuff out the candles Synonym: snuff outblow outextinguish

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