单词	douse
释义	English American douseverb [ T ] also dowse uk/daʊs/us/daʊs/ to make something or someone wet by throwing a lot of liquid over it, him, or her: We watched as demonstrators doused a car in/with petrol and set it alight. to stop a fire or light from burning or shining, especially by putting water on it or by covering it with something Thesaurus: synonyms and related words Wet weather & wetness bedraggled clammy deluge dreich dripping drown look like a drowned rat idiom misty mizzle moist moisten rainy rehydration saturated soaking sodden soggy sun shower sweat waterlogged See more results » You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Stopping fires douseverb [ T ] us/dɑʊs, dɑʊz/ to throw water or another liquid on someone or something: To get rid of weeds, I douse them with plain white vinegar. fig. The room was doused in light. To douse something is also to end it, esp. to extinguish (= stop) a fire by putting water on it: Efforts to douse the flames were hampered by high winds. Douse the lights (= turn off the lights).
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