quench + noun
A glass of water will quench your thirst.
一杯水能解渴。
解渴;满足
quenches — third person singular of quench
熄灭;扑灭;淬火;使骤冷;终止(化学反应);淬灭;快速改变(物理系统)参数;使(超导磁体)失超;终止(超导运行)
To satisfy a thirst.
满足,尤指解渴(字面或比喻义)。
To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
熄灭;扑灭(如灭火或关灯)。
To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
通过直接接触液体冷却剂快速冷却,如铁匠淬火。
To cool rapidly by direct contact with liquid coolant, as a blacksmith quenching hot iron.
通过破坏或改变剩余试剂来终止或大幅减弱(化学反应)。
To terminate or greatly diminish (a chemical reaction) by destroying or deforming the remaining reagents.
快速改变物理系统的参数。
To rapidly change the parameters of a physical system.
使超导电磁体的部分或全部绕组进入正常(电阻)态,从而快速终止其运行。
To rapidly terminate the operation of a superconducting electromagnet by causing part or all of the magnet's windings to enter the normal, resistive state.
一般现在时
I quench my thirst with water.
我用水解渴。
After the hike, we quenched our thirst with fresh lemonade.
徒步旅行后,我们喝新鲜柠檬水解渴。
用法提示:quench 在此意为“解渴”,是及物动词。
The firefighters worked hard to quench the flames.
消防员努力扑灭火焰。
用法提示:quench 在此意为“扑灭(火焰)”,是及物动词。
In blacksmithing, the steel is quenched in oil to harden it.
在锻造中,钢被放入油中淬火以使其硬化。
用法提示:quench 在此意为“淬火”,是及物动词的被动语态。
A glass of water will quench your thirst.
一杯水能解渴。
被动语态常用于描述熄灭火焰或抑制过程。
The fire was quenched by the firefighters.
大火被消防员扑灭了。
最通用、语气中性;可替换 quench 的“解渴”义,但搭配范围更广。
书面/文学色彩较浓,口语中不如 quench 常用;专指口渴或欲望。
强调满足到饱足甚至过度,与 quench 的程度不同;不能表示“灭火”。
较书面,侧重“减轻”而非“彻底满足”;用于口渴时语义比 quench 弱。
多用于平息怒气或满足要求,很少用来指“解渴”;与 quench 仅抽象对应。
grammar · medium
易错句子He drank water to quell his thirst.
正确表达He drank water to quench his thirst.
误将'quench'与'quell'混淆。'Quench'专门用于解渴或熄灭火焰,而'quell'意为镇压或平息(如骚乱)。
grammar · medium
易错句子She quenched for water after running.
正确表达She quenched her thirst after running.
误加介词'for'。'Quench'是及物动词,直接接宾语(如thirst),不需要介词。
针对 quench 的“满足/解渴”义;whet 指刺激欲望,与满足相对。勿与“熄灭”义混淆。
针对 quench 的“满足/解渴”义;arouse 指激起情感或欲望,是满足的反向动作。
针对 quench 的“满足/解渴”义;stimulate 增强欲望或活动,而非平息;勿与“熄灭”义混淆。
区别:extinguish强调彻底扑灭火焰或希望,而quench可指用水冷却或满足欲望,且常用于熄灭欲望、干渴等抽象概念。
区别:satisfy泛指满足需求,而quench专门用于解渴或熄灭欲望,常搭配thirst或flame。
解渴
After a long run, I needed a drink of water to quench my thirst.
长跑之后,我需要喝点水解渴。
灭火
The rain helped quench the fire before it spread to the houses.
雨帮助扑灭了大火,防止它蔓延到房屋。
给钢淬火
The blacksmith quenched the red-hot steel in oil to make it hard.
铁匠把烧红的钢放入油中淬火,使其变硬。
终止反应
Adding acid quickly quenches the reaction and prevents unwanted by-products.
快速加酸会终止反应,并避免产生不必要的副产物。
quench 常与 thirst 搭配,表示解渴的动作。
quench 可表示扑灭火,fire 是其常见对象。
水常用于解渴或灭火,是 quench 涉及的典型媒介。
在冶金中,quench 指将炽热的铁快速冷却以硬化。
在化学中,quench 指通过加入试剂来终止反应。
解渴;满足欲望
After the long hike, a cold glass of water quenched our thirst.
长途徒步之后,一杯冷水解了我们的渴。
平息怒火;消除紧张局势
Her sincere apology helped quench the flames of the argument.
她真诚的道歉帮助平息了争吵的怒火。
不要熄灭圣灵。
From 1 Thessalonians 5:19 (King James Bible), this phrase is often quoted to warn against suppressing the Holy Spirit; a preacher might say, 'Let us not quench the Spirit.'
这句话出自钦定版圣经《帖撒罗尼迦前书》5:19,常被引用以警告不要压制圣灵;牧师可能会说:“让我们不要熄灭圣灵。”
压伤的芦苇,他不折断;将残的灯火,他不吹灭。
In Isaiah 42:3, the phrase 'quench' describes not putting out a smoldering wick, illustrating God's gentleness toward the weak.
在以赛亚书42:3中,“quench”一词表示不吹灭将残的灯火,描绘了上帝对软弱之人的温柔。
Dictionary facts from ECDICT, WIKTIONARY.