单词	douse
释义	dousedouse, dowse /daʊs/ verb [transitive] Word Origin WORD ORIGINdouse Origin: 1600-1700 Probably from douse ‘to hit’ (16-18 centuries) Verb Table VERB TABLE douse Simple Form Present I, you, we, they douse, dowse he, she, it douses, dowses Past I, you, he, she, it, we, they doused, dowsed Present perfect I, you, we, they have doused, dowsed he, she, it has doused, dowsed Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had doused, dowsed Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will douse Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have doused, dowsed Continuous Form Present I am dousing, dowsing he, she, it is dousing, dowsing you, we, they are dousing, dowsing Past I, he, she, it was dousing, dowsing you, we, they were dousing, dowsing Present perfect I, you, we, they have been dousing, dowsing he, she, it has been dousing, dowsing Past perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they had been dousing, dowsing Future I, you, he, she, it, we, they will be dousing, dowsing Future perfect I, you, he, she, it, we, they will have been dousing, dowsing Examples EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS A slight breeze rose to cool his scalp, which had been sun-baked, then doused with water until it tingled. An over-clumsy turn of the flame adjuster towards the low heat setting can douse the flame. He dropped a lighted match in his lap, tried to douse the flames with brandy, and turned into a fireball. More of the reeking petrol was doused over him. One is prone to dousing the headlights accidentally while signaling. The other old ladies are cutting up, making jokes, and Doi-san douses one of them with a bucket of water. The woman douses back, and some one else flips at Doi-san with a washcloth. They heard his screams and doused the flames before calling emergency services. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► douse the flames (=pour water on them to make them stop)· We used a bucket of water to douse the flames. COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► flame · Mike Chittenden staggered in flames into a neighbouring office, where terrified workers doused the flames and administered first aid.· An over-clumsy turn of the flame adjuster towards the low heat setting can douse the flame.· They heard his screams and doused the flames before calling emergency services.· He dropped a lighted match in his lap, tried to douse the flames with brandy, and turned into a fireball.· Sprinklers doused the flames as the fire brigade arrived to finish the job.· The youngsters, aged 12 and six, were unable to douse the flames and Paul Griffiths died in hospital. ► water · Along the route they were greeted by cheering crowds and doused with rose water.· A slight breeze rose to cool his scalp, which had been sun-baked, then doused with water until it tingled.· After the fire had died down the rock was doused with cold water.· Deion sneaked up behind the announcer, who was wired for sound, and doused him with ice water.· Only two persons in the audience reacted to this sentence, but to them it was like being doused with ice-cold water. 1to stop a fire from burning by pouring water on it2[+with/in] to cover something in water or other liquid
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