单词 | quench |
释义 | quench (kwentʃ ) Word forms: quenches , quenching , quenched verb If someone who is thirsty quenches their thirst, they lose their thirst by having a drink. He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream. [VERB noun] Synonyms: satisfy, appease, allay, satiate Collocations: quench the fire Seawater rushed in through rents in her hull opened by the explosion and helped quench the fire before it could explode the ship's powder magazines. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Would that together with this we could quench the fire in the hearts of men. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The orders require them to quench the fires and explain how they will prevent future outbreaks. Times, Sunday Times Quenching the fire took three long days and nights. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The executioners wanted to burn the bodies of the dead, but a storm arose and quenched the fire. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Quench the flames in your belly with some antacid. The Sun Because his hands and legs had caught fire in the burning cockpit he let his descent quench the flames before pulling the ripcord of his parachute at 10,000ft. Times,Sunday Times He tried to quench the flames with lemonade but the house went up in smoke. Times, Sunday Times When volunteer firefighters attempted to quench the flames, they found their hoses were unusable. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 解渴 Japanese: 渇きをいやす |
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