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单词 dowses
释义

douse1 or dowse /dows/

transitive verb

To plunge into water

intransitive verb

To fall suddenly into water

ORIGIN: Cf Swed dunsa fall heavily; prob from sound; cf souse

douse2 or dowse /dows/

transitive verb

To put out, extinguish (esp in the slang douse the glim to put out the light)

ORIGIN: Perh connected with dout1 or with douse3

dousˈer noun

A shutter for cutting off light in a cinema projector

douse3 or dowse /dows/

transitive verb
  1. To strike or lower (a sail)
  2. To strike (obsolete)
noun

A heavy blow

ORIGIN: Prob related to Old Du dossen to beat

dowse1 /dowz/

intransitive verb
  1. To look for water with a divining rod
  2. To use an indicator (eg a pendulum or a rule) to diagnose disease and often select a remedy
ORIGIN: Origin unknown

dowsˈer noun

A person who divines water

dowsing rod noun

A divining rod

dowse2 /dows/

transitive verb and intransitive verb see douse1,2,3
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