| 单词 | quench |
| 释义 | quench —quenchable, adj. —quenchableness, n. —quencher, n. /kwench/, v.t. 1. to slake, satisfy, or allay (thirst, desires, passion, etc.). 2. to put out or extinguish (fire, flames, etc.). 3. to cool suddenly by plunging into a liquid, as in tempering steel by immersion in water. 4. to subdue or destroy; overcome; quell: to quench an uprising. 5. Electronics. to terminate (the flow of electrons in a vacuum tube) by application of a voltage. [1150-1200; ME quenchen, earlier cwenken; cf. OE -cwencan in acwencan to quench (cf. A-3)] |
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