英语词汇“quench”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

WORD ORIGINquench

Origin:

Old English cwencan

VERB TABLE

quench

Simple Form
Present	I, you, we, they	quench
	he, she, it	quenches
Past	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	quenched
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have quenched
	he, she, it	has quenched
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had quenched
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will quench
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have quenched

Continuous Form
Present	I	am quenching
	he, she, it	is quenching
	you, we, they	are quenching
Past	I, he, she, it	was quenching
	you, we, they	were quenching
Present perfect	I, you, we, they	have been quenching
	he, she, it	has been quenching
Past perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	had been quenching
Future	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will be quenching
Future perfect	I, you, he, she, it, we, they	will have been quenching

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

Needless to say, it shows that oil is a bargain, though perhaps less thirst quenching.
Not that this deterred him; he was determined to break one open and quench his thirst.
Some little flames may be individually quenched, but there is a certain pattern to them.
There would be water from the sink to quench his thirst, and that would buy him some time.
They had been desires to be quenched, as he had quenched other desires over the years.
While life as a sailor was harsh, his thirst for the sea was not quenched.

Longman Language Activatorto drink something► drink

to take liquid into your mouth and swallow it: · Drink your coffee before it gets cold.· Is this water safe to drink?· He was drinking vodka straight from the bottle.· She picked up the cup and began to drink thirstily.

► have

to have a drink of something: · We always have tea in the morning.· Robin was driving, so he just had a glass of orange juice.· We had a couple of beers and talked about old times.have a drink (of something): · Can I have a drink of water, please?· Sit down and have a drink.

► take

to drink a small amount or a single mouthful of something: · He was very weak, but managed to take a mouthful of water from my bottle.· Jody took another sip of wine.

► sip

to drink something slowly, in very small amounts: · Sue sat at the bar sipping a Martini.· She sipped water all the way through the interview.

► quench your thirst

written to drink something in order to stop being thirsty: · We stopped in a small village to quench our thirst and refuel the jeep.

► slurp

to drink liquid while making a noisy sucking sound: · He bent his face over the steaming bowl and slurped loudly.· The old man started to slurp his beer.

► lap/lap up

if an animal laps or laps up a liquid, it drinks it with quick movements of its tongue: · We spotted the cubs lapping water from a stream in the forest.lap something up: · The tiny creature started to lap the milk up eagerly.lap up something: · A large dog lapped up the gravy that had spilt on the floor.

COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES► quenches ... thirst

Ice water is the only thing that really quenches my thirst (=gets rid of it).

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSNOUN► flame

· I quenched the candle flame with my fingers and slid into the bed chamber.· Edward pulls out the splinter and hugs her to his chest to quench the flame.

► thirst

· Not that this deterred him; he was determined to break one open and quench his thirst.· There would be water from the sink to quench his thirst, and that would buy him some time.· Fire is for heat and water to quench our thirst.· I pressed snow against my bruised face, and managed to melt more snow in my mouth to quench my thirst.· Try to quench your thirst with a light, fresh white and you will drink enough to put you on your back.· Both nobles and plebeians quench the thirst of their lust here.· It will not quench your thirst faster or make you even sexier than you were before.

PHRASES FROM THE ENTRY► quench your thirst

After exercising, fruit juices are excellent because they quench your thirst.
Iced tea really quenches your thirst.
We stopped in a small village to quench our thirst and refuel the jeep.
Fire is for heat and water to quench our thirst.
I pressed snow against my bruised face, and managed to melt more snow in my mouth to quench my thirst.
It will not quench your thirst faster or make you even sexier than you were before.
Not that this deterred him; he was determined to break one open and quench his thirst.
There would be water from the sink to quench his thirst, and that would buy him some time.
Try to quench your thirst with a light, fresh white and you will drink enough to put you on your back.

► quench a fire/flames