douse

英 [daʊs]

美 [daʊs]

v. 浇灭(火); 熄(灯); 往…上泼水; 把…浸在液体里

过去式：doused　过去分词：doused　现在分词：dousing　第三人称单数：douses　

GRE

Collins.1 / BNC.19056 / COCA.13808

同义词辨析

extinguish douse quench【导航词义：熄灭】

extinguishv. 〈正式〉熄灭，扑灭

〔辨析〕

指熄灭火、香烟、灯光等。

〔例证〕

Please extinguish the cigarette.
请熄灭香烟。
The firemen tried hard to extinguish the fire.
消防队员竭尽全力扑灭大火。
Faint smoke came from the extinguished candle.
熄灭的蜡烛冒出缕缕轻烟。

dousev. 浇灭，熄灭

〔辨析〕

指用水等把火泼灭。

〔例证〕

Rain poured down and doused the fire.
大雨倾盆，浇灭了大火。
Tom doused the flames with a fire extinguisher.
汤姆用灭火器把火焰扑灭。

quenchv. 〈正式〉熄灭

〔辨析〕

指用水或其他方法灭火，含抑制之意。

〔例证〕

Water will quench a fire.
水可以灭火。
The fire was quenched with a bucket of water.
火被一桶水浇灭了。

牛津词典

verb

浇灭（火）；熄（灯）
to stop a fire from burning by pouring water over it; to put out a light
往…上泼水；把…浸在液体里
to pour a lot of liquid over sb/sth; to soak sb/sth in liquid
1. The car was doused in petrol and set alight.
  这辆汽车被浇上汽油点燃了。

柯林斯词典

VERB 浇灭(火)
If youdousea fire, you stop it burning by pouring a lot of water over it.
1. The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water.
  水泵开动了，消防队员们开始用水灭火。
VERB (把液体)浇（或洒、泼）在…上
If youdousesomeone or somethingwitha liquid, you throw a lot of that liquid over them.
1. They hurled abuse at their victim as they doused him with petrol.
  他们一边大声辱骂这名受害者一边将汽油淋在他身上。
VERB 熄灭(灯)
If youdousea light, you turn it off.
1. I doused the headlights and got out.
  我灭了车前灯后下了车。

英英释义

verb

cover with liquid
1. souse water on his hot face
Synonym:drenchdowsesoaksopsouse
slacken
1. douse a rope
Synonym:dowse
lower quickly
1. douse a sail
immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate
1. dip the garment into the cleaning solution
2. dip the brush into the paint
Synonym:dunkdipsouseplunge
dip into a liquid
1. He dipped into the pool
Synonym:dipduck
wet thoroughly
Synonym:dowse
put out, as of a candle or a light
1. Douse the lights
Synonym:put out

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