及物动词
不及物动词
1. 解(渴)；止(渴)
If someone who is thirsty quenches their thirst, they lose their thirst by having a drink.
1. cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
e.g. quench steel
2. reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
3. suppress or crush completely
e.g. squelch any sign of dissent
quench a rebellion
4. satisfy (thirst)
e.g. The cold water quenched his thirst
5. electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
6. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
e.g. Too big to be extinguished at once, the forest fires at best could be contained
quench the flames
snuff out the candles
Synonym: snuff outblow outextinguish