give sth a drench
drench 作名词时常用在 give ... a drench 结构中，强调一次浇透的动作。
Give the young trees a good drench before the dry spell.
干旱期到来之前，给这些小树浇透水。
湿透；浸泡
drenches — plural of drench
足以湿透的水量；兽用药液；一剂兽药；给动物服用的液体药物剂量或一口量。；使某人或某物完全湿透的行为；浸泡,湿透。；足以使某人或某物完全湿透的水或其他液体量。
an act of making someone or something completely wet; a soaking
给动物服用的液体药物剂量或一口量。
A dose or draught of liquid medicine administered to an animal.
使某人或某物完全湿透的行为；浸泡,湿透。
An act of making someone or something completely wet; a soak or soaking, a wetting.
足以使某人或某物完全湿透的水或其他液体量。
An amount of water or some other liquid that will make someone or something completely wet.
The garden received a good drench from the thunderstorm.
花园被雷雨好好地浇透了一次。
用法提示：drench是名词，此处表示被雷雨彻底淋湿的过程。
Give the cloth a drench before you wipe the table.
擦桌子前，先把抹布浸透。
用法提示：drench是名词，give something a drench意为把某物浸透。
The dog enjoyed a drench from the garden hose.
这只狗很享受被水管淋得透湿。
用法提示：drench是名词，表示被水完全湿透的状态。
drench 作名词时常用在 give ... a drench 结构中，强调一次浇透的动作。
Give the young trees a good drench before the dry spell.
干旱期到来之前，给这些小树浇透水。
of 后接液体，表示足以把某物浇透的量。
A sudden drench of rain sent everyone running for shelter.
突如其来的倾盆大雨让大家纷纷跑去躲雨。
指给动物服用的一剂液体药物，for 后接服药的对象。
The shepherd prepared a drench for the ewes.
牧羊人给母羊准备了一剂灌服的药液。
grammar · medium
易错句子The farmer gave the sheep three drench.
正确表达The farmer gave the sheep three drenches.
drench 是可数名词，前面有数词 three 时必须用复数形式 drenches；汉语名词没有数标记，容易漏掉词尾 -es。
grammar · medium
易错句子The farmer prepared a drench to the sick calf.
正确表达The farmer prepared a drench for the sick calf.
名词 drench 表示“给动物的药”时，用 for 引出用药对象；to 通常跟在 give/administer 等动词后引出接受者，不能直接接在名词 drench 后。
grammar · medium
易错句子The vet gave the horse a drench medicine.
正确表达The vet gave the horse a drench of medicine.
drench 表示“一剂药液”时，要用 of 引出药物内容，构成 a drench of medicine；不能把 medicine 直接放在 drench 前作定语。
drench 作名词时特指给动物灌服的一剂液体药，属于兽医用语；dose 泛指人或动物服用的一定量的药物，不限于液体，也不限于动物。
drench 作名词指给动物灌服的一剂液体药，常强调通过灌药的方式；draught（美式拼作 draft）指人一口喝下的量或一剂药水，也可指气流。
drench 作名词可指一次彻底弄湿或足以湿透的液量，也指兽用药液，但作名词不如 soak 常用；soak 作名词通常指长时间浸泡的过程，是日常用词。两者在“浸泡”义上重叠，但 drench 更强调湿透的结果，soak 更强调浸在水中的过程。
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