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1. Oxford Dictionary

   quench

   • IPA[kwɛn(t)ʃ]

   英式

   • v.
     satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking.；satisfy (a desire)
   • n.
     an act of quenching a very hot substance.

   • verb: quench, 3rd person present: quenches, gerund or present participle: quenching, past tense: quenched, past participle: quenched

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking.
   • ▪ satisfy (a desire) he only pursued her to quench an aching need 同義詞 satisfy, slake, sate, satiate, gratify, ... 更多relieve, assuage, take the edge off, appease, meet, fulfil, indulge, lessen, deaden, decrease, lower, reduce, diminish, curb, check, still, damp, suppress, extinguish, smother, stifle, overcome
   • 2. extinguish (a fire) firemen hauled on hoses in a desperate bid to quench the flames 同義詞 extinguish, put out, snuff out, smother, douse, ... 更多dampen down
   • ▪ stifle or suppress (a feeling) fury rose in him, but he quenched it
   • ▪ dated reduce (someone) to silence she quenched Anne by a curt command to hold her tongue
   • 3. rapidly cool (red-hot metal or other material), especially in cold water or oil.
   • ▪ suppress or damp (an effect such as luminescence, or an oscillation or discharge).

   n.

   名詞

   • 1. an act of quenching a very hot substance.
3. • 更多解釋

   quench

   • IPA[kwen(t)SH]

   美式

   • v.
     satisfy (one's thirst) by drinking.
   • n.
     an act of quenching something very hot.

   Oxford American Dictionary