quench

/kwentʃ/ v.
标准词条 CET-6IELTS
一句话记住

解（渴）；满足（渴望）；扑灭（火）；抑制（愤怒等）

释义与例句

v. 解（渴）；满足（渴望）
to satisfy thirst or a strong desire
  1. A glass of cold water quenched my thirst.
    一杯冷水解了我的渴。
  2. They drank from the stream to quench their thirst.
    他们喝溪水解渴。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. Nothing could quench her curiosity about the natural world.
    什么也无法抑制她对自然界的好奇心。
v. 扑灭（火）；抑制（愤怒等）
to put out a fire or to stop a strong feeling
  1. Firefighters used foam to quench the flames.
    消防员用泡沫扑灭了火焰。
  2. The rain helped quench the fire before it spread.
    雨水帮助在火势蔓延前将火扑灭。
展开其余 1 条例句
  1. His apology did little to quench her anger.
    他的道歉几乎没有平息她的怒气。

词族与关联词

词族（同一词根派生出的不同词性或形式）
  • unquenchable 无法遏制的；难以满足的
    unquenchable 是形容词，加否定前缀 un-，表示渴望、热情等难以满足或无法遏制。
    He has an unquenchable curiosity about science. 他对科学有着难以满足的好奇心。
同义词
  • extinguish 熄灭；扑灭
    extinguish 是扑灭火焰或使灯熄灭的标准用词；quench 也可表示灭火，但更常用于解渴或满足、抑制强烈的欲望和情绪。
    The crew extinguished the fire before anyone was hurt. 救援人员在有人受伤前扑灭了火。
  • satisfy 满足；使满意
    satisfy 泛指满足需要、欲望或使人满意；quench 与 thirst 搭配时表示解渴，用于 curiosity、desire 等词时语气更强。
    A small snack satisfied my hunger. 一份小点心解了我的饿。
常见搭配
  • quench one's thirst 解渴
    This sparkling water should quench your thirst. 这种气泡水应该能帮你解渴。
  • quench a fire 扑灭火
    Crews worked through the night to quench the fire. 救援人员彻夜工作以扑灭大火。
  • quench one's curiosity 满足好奇心
    Reading widely helped quench his curiosity about history. 广泛阅读帮助满足了他对历史的好奇心。