douse
vt. 澆水在…上; 熄燈
vi. 浸泡
If you douse a fire, you stop it burning by pouring a lot of water over it.
The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water.
水泵開動了,消防隊員們開始用水滅火。
If you douse someone or something with a liquid, you throw a lot of that liquid over them.
They hurled abuse at their victim as they doused him with petrol.
他們一邊大聲辱罵這名受害者一邊將汽油淋在他身上。
If you douse a light, you turn it off.
I doused the headlights and got out.
我滅了車前燈後下了車。
1. put out, as of a candle or a light;
2. wet thoroughly
3. dip into a liquid;
4. immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate;
5. lower quickly;
6. slacken;
7. cover with liquid; pour liquid onto;
Men came with buckets of water and began to douse the flames.
人們提來一桶桶水滅火.
The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water.
水泵開動了,消防隊員們開始用水滅火。
Competitors quickly tried to douse another conflagration of iPhone hype.
很快競爭者就試圖加入到另一輪iPhone的廣告戰.
The authorities blamed'technical problems'for the decision to douse the flame.
當局對熄滅火炬的決定,解釋為遇到了“技術問題”.
To locate ( underground water or minerals ) with a divining rod ; douse.
用占卜杖探 ( 水源或礦脈 )