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quench
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1. VERB 解(渴)；止(渴) If someone who is thirsty quenches their thirst, they lose their thirst by having a drink. 

  • He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream.

    他停了下来，在小溪边饮水止渴。

Verb

1. satisfy (thirst);

  • "The cold water quenched his thirst"

2. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights;

  • "Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained"
  • "quench the flames"
  • "snuff out the candles"

3. electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device

4. suppress or crush completely;

  • "squelch any sign of dissent"
  • "quench a rebellion"

5. reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance

6. cool by plunging into cold water;

  • "quench metal"

化工

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  • 1.冷激

电子学

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  • 1.淬灭

计算机

  • 1.淬火，熄灭
1. Having a bottle of soft drink is not enough to quench my thirst.
喝一瓶汽水不够解渴。

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

2. The firemen were unable to quench the fire.
消防人员无法扑灭这场大火。

来自《简明英汉词典》