quench

 Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++quench /kwentʃ/ verb [transitive] formal  1  quench your thirst formal DFDTHIRSTYto stop yourself feeling thirsty, by drinking something 解渴，止渴 We stopped at a small bar to quench our thirst. 我们在一家小酒吧停下来喝点东西解渴。2  quench a fire/flames formal BURNto stop a fire from burning 灭火，扑火 a desperate bid to quench the raging flames 为扑灭熊熊大火而不顾一切的努力→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

quench• Needless to say, it shows that oil is a bargain, though perhaps less thirst quenching.• While life as a sailor was harsh, his thirst for the sea was not quenched.• They had been desires to be quenched, as he had quenched other desires over the years.• Some little flames may be individually quenched, but there is a certain pattern to them.• There would be water from the sink to quench his thirst, and that would buy him some time.• Not that this deterred him; he was determined to break one open and quench his thirst.Origin quench Old English cwencan

quench verbChinese  

drinking something yourself stop feeling by to thirsty, Corpus

quench
quench /kwentʃ/ verb [transitive] formal1. quench your thirst to stop yourself feeling thirsty, by drinking something:
    We stopped at a small bar to quench our thirst.
2. quench a fire/flames to stop a fire from burning:
    a desperate bid to quench the raging flames

quenchBrE /kwentʃ/ 🔊NAmE /kwentʃ/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they quench BrE /kwentʃ/ 🔊 NAmE /kwentʃ/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it quenches BrE /ˈkwentʃɪz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkwentʃɪz/ 🔊past simple quenched BrE /kwentʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /kwentʃt/ 🔊past participle quenched BrE /kwentʃt/ 🔊 NAmE /kwentʃt/ 🔊 -ing form quenching BrE /ˈkwentʃɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈkwentʃɪŋ/ 🔊~ your thirst to drink so that you no longer feel thirsty 解（渴）；止（渴） SYN slake ~ sth (formal) to stop a fire from burning 扑灭；熄灭 SYN extinguish ◆Firemen tried to quench the flames raging through the building. 消防队员奋力扑灭大楼中熊熊的火焰。🔊🔊