Word · Frequency #14578
drenching
使…湿透；浸透；浸泡
drenching is the present participle of drench.
核心释义
To make someone or something completely wet by having water or another liquid fall or be thrown on them; to soak or saturate.
- 1.
让(某人)喝；给(某人)提供饮料。
To cause (someone) to drink; to provide (someone) with a drink.
- 2.
使(某人或某物)完全湿透；浸透,浸泡。
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.
让…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
用法In use
Drench the cloth in warm water before wiping the window.
用法提示：drench 是动词原形，用在祈使句中，表示‘浸泡、浸透’。
The heavy rain drenched everyone who had forgotten an umbrella.
用法提示：drenched 是动词过去式，表示‘使……湿透’，主语是 the heavy rain。
She drenches the plant roots with water every morning.
用法提示：drenches 是动词第三人称单数形式，表示‘浇透、浸透’。
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。
相关词与表达Connections
搭配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
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧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’。
语境与语域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。
语法说明Grammar Note
常接介词 in 或 with
发音与拼写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/。
用法优先级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。
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