| 释义 |
quench /kwensh or kwentsh/ transitive verb- To put out (a fire, etc)
- To put out the flame, light or sight of, or the desire for
- To stop (a discharge of electrically-charged particles)
- To reduce luminescence in (excited particles) (physics)
- To cool with liquid
- To slake
- To damp down
- To put an end to
- To put to silence
- To destroy
- To extinguish hope, etc in (obsolete)
intransitive verb- To be extinguished
- To die down
- To lose zeal
- To subside in passion, grow cold (Shakespeare)
ORIGIN: OE cwencan, found only in the compound ācwencan to quench, causative of cwincan (ācwincan); cf OFris kwinka to go out quenchˈable adjective quenchˈer noun - Someone who or something that quenches
- A draught or drink
- Something introduced into a luminescent material to reduce the duration of phosphorescence (nuclear phys)
quenchˈing noun and adjective quenchˈless adjective Not to be extinguished quenchˈlessly adverb quenched spark noun An oscillatory spark discharge extinguished after the first few oscillations |