Word · Frequency #19371
quenches
解渴；满足
quenches is the third person singular of quench.
核心释义
To satisfy a thirst.
- 1.
满足,尤指解渴(字面或比喻义)。
To satisfy, especially a literal or figurative thirst.
- 2.
熄灭；扑灭(如灭火或关灯)。
To extinguish or put out (as a fire or light).
- 3.
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.
- 4.
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.
- 5.
快速改变物理系统的参数。
To rapidly change the parameters of a physical system.
- 6.
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.
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）
用法In use
After the hike, we quenched our thirst with fresh lemonade.
用法提示：quench 在此意为“解渴”，是及物动词。
The firefighters worked hard to quench the flames.
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.
用法提示：quench 在此意为“淬火”，是及物动词的被动语态。
quench + noun
A glass of water will quench your thirst.
一杯水能解渴。
be quenched (by/with noun)
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.
相关词与表达Connections
搭配Collocations
- quench one's thirst
- 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。
- quench a fire
- 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。
- quench steel
- 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。
- quench a reaction
- 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。
学习提示Learner notes
记忆技巧Memory Tip
联想：口渴得喉咙冒火，喝水把“渴”这股火浇灭，quench就是这种“熄灭/解渴”的感觉。
语境与语域Context & Register
语域：neutral 常见场景：日常对话、书面写作 “解渴”义通常日常对话和书面写作中都自然，多用于描述喝水解渴或比喻满足渴望，整体不带明显口语或书面倾向。
发音与拼写Pronunciation & Spelling
These words all rhyme with quench, sharing the /-entʃ/ ending. Beware lookalikes like 'queen' (/kwiːn/), which looks similar at the start but does not rhyme.
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