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单词 quench
释义 quench
I. \ˈkwench\ verb
(-ed/-ing/-es)
Etymology: Middle English quenchen, from (assumed) Old English cwencan (as in ācwencan to quench, extinguish), causative from the root of (assumed) cwincan to become extinguished (as in ācwincan to vanish, be extinguished); akin to Old Frisian quinka to vanish
transitive verb
1.
 a. : to put out (as a fire or light)
  < for three days after … the fire may not be quenched — J.G.Frazer >
  < the signal among the palms was quenched — William Beebe >
 b. : to put out the fire or light of (a source of heat or light)
  < quench a fireplace >
  < quench a lamp >
2. : subdue, overcome
 < quench hatred >
3. : destroy
 < quench a rebellion >
 < the praise that quenches all desire to read the book — T.S.Eliot >
 < whose eagerness for culture was not quenched by the toil of bringing up a family — C.A.Dinsmore >
4. : slake, satisfy
 < quench a thirst >
5. : to cool (as heated steel) suddenly by immersion especially in water or oil
 < crushed ore melted and quenched in cold water — C.L.Mantell >
6.
 a. : suppress, inhibit
  < quench luminescence >
  < quench a portion of a spectrum >
 b. : to arrest (as the discharge of an ion counter or the oscillation of an amplifier tube) by applying voltage
intransitive verb
1. : to become extinguished : cool
 < the fire quenches >
2. : to become calm : subside
 < the bustle and the talking quenched — W.B.Ready >
Synonyms: see crush
II. noun
(-es)
: the act of quenching or state of being quenched
 < the sudden quench of the white light — Saul Bellow >
 < the tube works without quench and utilizes a gas that is 90 percent argon — Scientific Monthly >
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