网站首页  词典首页

请输入您要查询的英文单词：

　

单词 douse
释义
douse
verb[T]
(alsodowse)
uk
/daʊs/us
/daʊs/
to make something or someonewetbythrowinga lot ofliquidover it, him, or her:
向…泼液体，朝…洒液体
Wewatchedasdemonstratorsdoused acarin/withpetroland set italight.我们注视着示威者往汽车上倒汽油并放火点燃。
tostopafireorlightfromburningorshining,especiallyby puttingwateron it or bycoveringit with something
灭（火）；熄灭；浇灭
SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Wet weather & wetness
  • clamminess
  • damp
  • dampen
  • dampness
  • dankness
  • dreich
  • drench
  • drenched/soaked/wet to the skinidiom
  • misty
  • moist
  • saturate
  • saturated
  • soak
  • soggily
  • sogginess
  • spongy
  • sun shower
  • waterlogged
  • wetly
  • wetness
See more results »

You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:

Stopping fires
(Definition ofdousefrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

douse| American Dictionary

douse
verb[T]
us
/dɑʊs,dɑʊz/
tothrowwateror anotherliquidon someone or something:
To getridofweeds, I douse them withplainwhitevinegar.
fig.Theroomwas doused inlight.
To douse something is also to end it,esp. toextinguish(=stop)afireby puttingwateron it:
Efforts to douse theflameswerehamperedby highwinds.
Douse thelights(=turnoff thelights).
(Definition ofdousefrom theCambridge Academic Content Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdouse

douse
However, unlike fire, water can be used safely in the theatre, so that the women can score their point by dousing the men with the cold water in their pitchers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Calling conscious will an illusion sounds like a call to snuff out that spark - todousethe flame of our selves.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Luckily his colleagues were on hand to rescue him anddousethe fire.
From theCambridge English Corpus
When such a fire breaks out we immediately send some of our own people, preferably those with knowledge of the local customs and languages, todouseit.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The light rain permitted salt spray driven by high winds todousethe narrow island, only 15 km at its widest, leaving exposed surfaces visibly coated with salt.
From theCambridge English Corpus
The fire authority came along promptly, doused the factory with water and eventually gained control of the fire.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
People who are acquainted with the subject say that herring can be preserved by dousing them in salt and then putting them into cold storage.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In the same period dousing benefit was substituted for rent and rate rebates, and we all know of the disastrous effects of that change, which are continuing.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
She douses the fire and is not able to prepare hot tea for her uncle.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
He was doused in petrol and set on fire as he bled to death.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
Computers were destroyed with sledgehammers and records were doused with acid.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The mammoth arrives at the factory, and is doused in molten steel.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The icon is then paraded around the town while locals take turns in dousing the saint and devotees.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The victims were blown up with landmines, then doused with petrol before being set on fire.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
The misting stops, and then the fire is doused by the fountain which has restarted.
From
Wikipedia
Creatives commons iconThis example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
#https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/douse##
随便看

　

英汉词典包含213609条英汉翻译词条，涵盖了常用英语单词及词组短语的翻译及用法，是英语学习的必备工具。

　

Copyright © 1999-2024 qbania.com All Rights Reserved
更新时间：2025/2/10 21:16:19