quench
英[kwen(t)ʃ]
美[kwɛntʃ]
- vt. 熄灭，[机] 淬火；解渴；结束；冷浸
- vi. 熄灭；平息
英英释意
- 1. satisfy (thirst);
- "The cold water quenched his thirst"
- 2. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights;
- "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"
- "quench the flames"
- "snuff out the candles"
- 3. electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
- 4. suppress or crush completely;
- "squelch any sign of dissent"
- "quench a rebellion"
- 5. reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
- 6. cool by plunging into cold water;
- "quench metal"