| 释义 |
slake
I. \ˈslāk, in sense vi 3 & vt 4 “or ˈslak; chiefly dial in other senses ˈslak\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
Etymology: Middle English slaken, from Old English slacian, sleacian, from sleac slack — more at slack
intransitive verb
1. obsolete : to slacken one's efforts : flag, slack 1a
2. archaic : to become less violent, intense, or severe : grow less : abate, moderate
< no flood by raining slaketh — Shakespeare >
3. : to become slaked : crumble, disintegrate
< lime may slake spontaneously in moist air >
transitive verb
1. obsolete : slack 2
2.
a. obsolete : to make less : reduce in quantity or size : diminish
b. archaic : to cause to be less acute : ease, mitigate
c. : to cause to lessen (as in vigor, speed, force) : lessen the violence or fury of : moderate
< unwilling to slake his anger >
3.
a. : to bring (as thirst) to an end with or as if with refreshing drink : satisfy, allay
< slaked our curiosity with an account of the night's happenings >
also : to make moist : wet
< land slaked with blood >
< slaking our dry throats with melted snow >
b. : to put out (as a fire) or cause to burn less strongly : deaden
< slaking all earthly desires >
4.
a. : to cause (as lime) to heat and crumble by treatment with water : hydrate
b. : to alter (as lime) by exposure to air with conversion at least in part to a carbonate : air-slake
II. \ˈslāk, ˈslak — see slake I\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: Middle English slak, from slaken to slake
: an act or an instance of slaking
III. \ˈslāk\ noun
also slake kale
(-s)
Etymology: slake from Middle English slak, alteration of slauk, probably from Middle Irish sleabhac edible seaweed, slake
Britain : sloke 1; also : any of various confervoid freshwater algae
IV. \ˈslāk\ transitive verb
Etymology: alteration of earlier slaik to lick, daub, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Swedish slekja to lick, Old Norse sleikja — more at lick
chiefly Scotland : daub, besmear
V. \ˈslāk\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: by alteration
: slack V |