quench

quench

Q0026200 (kwĕnch)tr.v. quenched, quench·ing, quench·es 1. To put out (a fire, for example); extinguish.2. To suppress; squelch: The disapproval of my colleagues quenched my enthusiasm for the plan.3. To slake; satisfy: Mineral water quenched our thirst.4. To cool (hot metal) by thrusting into water or other liquid.

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[Middle English quenchen, from Old English -cwencan (in ācwencan, to quench).]

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quench′a·ble adj.quench′er n.quench′less adj.

quench

(kwɛntʃ) vb (tr) 1. to satisfy (one's thirst, desires, etc); slake2. to put out (a fire, flame, etc); extinguish3. to put down or quell; suppress: to quench a rebellion. 4. (Metallurgy) to cool (hot metal) by plunging it into cold water5. (General Physics) physics to reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance6. (Electronics) electronics a. to suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuitb. to suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device[Old English ācwencan to extinguish; related to Old Frisian quinka to vanish] ˈquenchable adj ˈquencher n ˈquenching n ˈquenchless adj ˈquenchlessly adv

quench

(kwɛntʃ)

v.t. 1. to satisfy; allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.). 2. to put out; extinguish (fire, flames, etc.). 3. to cool suddenly by plunging into a liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water. 4. to overcome; quell. [1150–1200; Middle English quenchen, earlier cwenken; compare Old English -cwencan in ācwencan to quench] quench′a•ble, adj. quench′er, n.

quench

Past participle: quenched
Gerund: quenching

Imperative
quench
quench

Present
I quench
you quench
he/she/it quenches
we quench
you quench
they quench

Preterite
I quenched
you quenched
he/she/it quenched
we quenched
you quenched
they quenched

Present Continuous
I am quenching
you are quenching
he/she/it is quenching
we are quenching
you are quenching
they are quenching

Present Perfect
I have quenched
you have quenched
he/she/it has quenched
we have quenched
you have quenched
they have quenched

Past Continuous
I was quenching
you were quenching
he/she/it was quenching
we were quenching
you were quenching
they were quenching

Past Perfect
I had quenched
you had quenched
he/she/it had quenched
we had quenched
you had quenched
they had quenched

Future
I will quench
you will quench
he/she/it will quench
we will quench
you will quench
they will quench

Future Perfect
I will have quenched
you will have quenched
he/she/it will have quenched
we will have quenched
you will have quenched
they will have quenched

Future Continuous
I will be quenching
you will be quenching
he/she/it will be quenching
we will be quenching
you will be quenching
they will be quenching

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been quenching
you have been quenching
he/she/it has been quenching
we have been quenching
you have been quenching
they have been quenching

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been quenching
you will have been quenching
he/she/it will have been quenching
we will have been quenching
you will have been quenching
they will have been quenching

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been quenching
you had been quenching
he/she/it had been quenching
we had been quenching
you had been quenching
they had been quenching

Conditional
I would quench
you would quench
he/she/it would quench
we would quench
you would quench
they would quench

Past Conditional
I would have quenched
you would have quenched
he/she/it would have quenched
we would have quenched
you would have quenched
they would have quenched

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	quench - satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst"slake, allay, assuagefulfil, fulfill, satisfy, meet, fill - fill or meet a want or need
	2.	quench - put out, as of fires, flames, or lights; "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"; "quench the flames"; "snuff out the candles"blow out, extinguish, snuff outstub - extinguish by crushing; "stub out your cigarette now"douse, put out - put out, as of a candle or a light; "Douse the lights"black out - obliterate or extinguish; "Some life-forms were obliterated by the radiation, others survived"
	3.	quench - electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or devicebottle up, suppress, inhibit - control and refrain from showing; of emotions, desires, impulses, or behavior
	4.	quench - suppress or crush completely; "squelch any sign of dissent"; "quench a rebellion"quell, squelchconquer, inhibit, stamp down, suppress, subdue, curb - to put down by force or authority; "suppress a nascent uprising"; "stamp down on littering"; "conquer one's desires"
	5.	quench - reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substancenatural philosophy, physics - the science of matter and energy and their interactions; "his favorite subject was physics"cut down, reduce, trim back, trim down, cut, cut back, trim, bring down - cut down on; make a reduction in; "reduce your daily fat intake"; "The employer wants to cut back health benefits"
	6.	quench - cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid; "quench steel"cool, cool down, chill - make cool or cooler; "Chill the food"

quench

verb1. satisfy, appease, allay, satiate, slake, sate He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream.2. put out, extinguish, douse, end, check, destroy, crush, suppress, stifle, smother, snuff out, squelch Fire crews struggled to quench the fire.

quench

verb1. To cause to stop burning or giving light:douse, extinguish, put out, snuff out.2. To hold (something requiring an outlet) in check:burke, choke (back), gag, hold back, hold down, hush (up), muffle, repress, smother, squelch, stifle, strangle, suppress, throttle.Informal: sit on (or upon).3. To bring to an end forcibly as if by imposing a heavy weight:choke off, crush, extinguish, put down, quash, quell, squash, squelch, suppress.Idiom: put the lid on.

Translations

扑灭解渴

quench

(kwentʃ) verb1. to drink enough to take away (one's thirst). I had a glass of lemonade to quench my thirst. 解渴 解渴2. to put out (a fire). The firemen were unable to quench the fire. 撲滅 扑灭