quench (one's) thirst
常指喝水解渴。
He is quenching his thirst with a bottle of water.
他正用一瓶水解渴。
解渴
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解渴
to satisfy thirst
一般现在时
He quenches his thirst with water.
他用水解渴。
一般过去时
They quenched the fire quickly.
他们迅速熄灭了火。
现在进行时
She is quenching her thirst with juice.
她正在用果汁解渴。
解渴; 熄灭火焰、灯光等; 彻底压制或镇压
After a long run, she was quenching her thirst with a cold glass of water.
长跑后，她正在用一杯冷水解渴。
用法提示：quenching表示‘解渴’，用作动词的现在分词形式。
The firefighters are quenching the flames with a powerful hose.
消防员正在用强力水枪扑灭火焰。
用法提示：quenching表示‘扑灭（火焰）’，用作动词的现在分词形式。
The dictator's regime was quenching any dissent with brutal force.
独裁政权用残暴的力量镇压一切异议。
用法提示：quenching表示‘压制（异议）’，用作动词的现在分词形式。
常指喝水解渴。
He is quenching his thirst with a bottle of water.
他正用一瓶水解渴。
Firefighters are quenching the fire.
消防员正在灭火。
用于比喻意义的压制或消灭。
The regime quenched the rebellion brutally.
政权残酷地镇压了叛乱。
grammar · medium
易错句子I need a quenching.
正确表达I need to quench my thirst.
“quenching” 是动词的 -ing 形式，不能直接用作名词。表示“解渴”应使用动词原形 “quench” 并带宾语。
grammar · medium
易错句子He quenched out the fire.
正确表达He quenched the fire.
“quench” 已包含“熄灭”之意，无需再加 “out”。添加 “out” 是受到 “put out” 等短语的影响，属冗余。
extinguishing 只用于扑灭火焰或火源，而 quenching 还可用于解渴或抑制过程。
satisfy 可满足任何需求，而 quenching 特指通过饮水解渴。
quell 指用强力压制反抗或情绪，而 quenching 在压制语境中更侧重于熄灭或抑制过程。
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