douse
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T If you douse a fire, you stop it from burning by pouring a lot of water over it. 澆滅
The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water. 抽水機啟動了，船員們開始用水將火澆滅。
2. V-T If you douse someone or something with a liquid, you throw a lot of that liquid over them. 澆
They hurled abuse at their victim as they doused him with petrol. 他們邊罵邊往受害者身上澆汽油。
3. V to plunge or be plunged into water or some other liquid; duck 使浸入水中
4. N an immersion 沉浸
N
1. V to lower (sail) quickly (航海)急下帆[nautical]
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douse /da?s/ (also dowse) (dousing,doused,douses)
douse /da?s/
劍橋詞典
- to make something or someone wet by throwing a lot of liquid over it, him, or her
向…潑液體，朝…灑液體
We watched as demonstrators doused a car in/with petrol and set it alight . 我們注視著示威者往汽車上倒汽油并放火點燃。
to stop a fire or light from burning or shining , especially by putting water on it or by covering it with something
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