1. 解(渴);止(渴) If someone who is thirsty quenches their thirst, they lose their thirst by having a drink.
e.g. He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream. 他停了下來,在小溪邊飲水止渴。
quench英英釋義
verb
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
Synonym: squelchquell
4. satisfy (thirst)
e.g. The cold water quenched his thirst
Synonym: slakeallayassuage
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