Word · Frequency #14578
drenched
使湿透；浸透；淋透
drenched is the past of drench.
to make someone or something completely wet, usually by pouring or throwing a large amount of liquid
- 1.
To cause (someone) to drink; to provide (someone) with a drink.
让(某人)喝；给(某人)提供饮料。
- 2.
To make (someone or something) completely wet by having water or some other liquid fall or thrown on them or it; to saturate, to soak; also (archaic), to make (someone or something) completely wet by immersing in water or some other liquid; to soak, to steep.
使(某人或某物)完全湿透；浸透,浸泡。
使喝；给…喝；让(某人)喝；给(某人)提供饮料。；使(某人或某物)完全湿透；浸透,浸泡。；使湿透；使充满
In use
The sudden thunderstorm drenched everyone who was caught outside.
She drenched her hair with conditioner before rinsing.
After hours of digging, sweat drenched his shirt.
drench sb/sth with sth
主动结构，强调动作主体使宾语湿透。
The sudden downpour drenched us with rain.
突如其来的暴雨把我们淋得湿透。
be drenched in/with sth
被动结构，描述状态或结果。
Her shirt was drenched with sweat after the run.
跑完步后她的衬衫被汗水浸湿。
Verb forms
base drench · third person drenches · -ing drenching · past drenched · past participle drenched
常用被动语态，如be drenched with sth.
Common mistakes
Connections
Collocations
- be drenched in sweat
- 浑身被汗水湿透
- After the workout, his T-shirt was completely drenched in sweat.锻炼后，他的T恤完全被汗水湿透了。
- get drenched in the rain
- 被雨淋透
- We forgot our umbrellas and got drenched in the rain.我们忘了带伞，结果被雨淋透了。
- drench someone with water
- 用水把某人泼湿
- The children drenched each other with water from the garden hose.孩子们用花园水管互相泼水，把对方都淋湿了。
- drenching rain
- 倾盆大雨
- They ran for shelter as the drenching rain began.倾盆大雨开始时，他们跑去躲雨。
- drenched to the skin
- 浑身湿透，湿到衣服贴在身上
- By the time we reached the house, we were drenched to the skin.我们到家时已经浑身湿透，衣服都贴在身上了。
Learner notes
Memory Tip
联想 drench 开头的 dr 像大雨倾盆，人被从头淋到脚；记住它是‘彻底浸透、淋透’。
Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：rain or weather、liquid poured or spilled over something 在表示“使湿透”时，drench 是中性常用词，口语和书面语中都较常见，多用于描述被大雨淋透或液体浸透、泼洒的场面；比 wet 语气更强，但不算特别正式，也不带俚语色彩。
Grammar Note
常接介词 in 或 with
Pronunciation & Spelling
以上单词均以 /ɛntʃ/ 结尾（拼写多为 -ench），与 drench 押韵。注意：luncheon /ˈlʌntʃən/ 虽含 -ench- 但不押韵；penchant 读作 /ˈpɒ̃ʃɒ̃/ 或 /ˈpentʃənt/，不是 /ˈpenʃænt/。
Usage priority
Collins 词频等级为 1，建议结合例句记忆，而不是只背中文释义。
Learn the forms together
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