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

单词	douse
释义	douse I. \ˈdüs, ˈdau̇s\ noun also dowse \ˈdau̇s\ (-s) Etymology: origin unknown Britain : blow, stroke II. transitive verb also dowse \ˈdau̇s\ (-ed/-ing/-s) 1. a. : to take in : lower, strike < douse a sail > < douse a mast > b. : slacken < douse a rope > 2. : to take off : doff III. verb also dowse \ˈdau̇s, ˈdau̇z\ (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: probably from douse (II) (in obsolete sense “to smite”), after English souse to strike: souse to immerse *transitive verb* 1. : to plunge into water : immerse < begin your washing by dousing curtains in clear water to remove surface dust — Mary B. Picken > 2. a. (1) : to throw water on : drench < she leaned over the basin and began to douse her face with the cold water — W.V.T.Clark > < the monsoon … douses the hillsides — Christopher Rand > (2) : to cover with water or another liquid < picking a little mess of red raspberries for her breakfast … she doused them good with cream — Jean Stafford > b. : throw < doused water at each other > : slosh < still use their native bathhouse … in which they douse water on a heated rock fireplace — American Guide Series: Minnesota > 3. : to put out (as a light or fire) : extinguish < his wife doused the candle — S.H.Holbrook > *intransitive verb* 1. : to fall or become plunged into water < no jesting trivial matter to swing in the air or douse in water — Samuel Butler †1680 > 2. : to lie in water : bathe < I doused pleasantly in the cool fresh water for an hour or two every day — F.N.Souza > IV. noun also dowse \“\ (-s) : downpour, drenching < his voice came to the crew like a douse of ice water — T.O.Heggen >
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