dousing

柯林斯词典

douse /daʊs/ (also dowse) (dousing,doused,douses)

• 1. V-T If you douse a fire, you stop it from burning by pouring a lot of water over it. 浇灭

  The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water. 抽水机启动了，船员们开始用水将火浇灭。

• 2. V-T If you douse someone or something with a liquid, you throw a lot of that liquid over them. 浇

  They hurled abuse at their victim as they doused him with petrol. 他们边骂边往受害者身上浇汽油。

• 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




douse /daʊs/

• N

• 1. V to lower (sail) quickly (航海)急下帆[nautical]

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