| 词汇 | douse |
| 释义 | douse verb[ T ] (alsodowse)uk /daʊs/ us /daʊs/ to make something or someone wet by throwing a lot of liquid over it or them: douse someone/something in somethingWe watched as demonstrators doused a car in petrol and set it alight. douse someone/something with somethingMembers of the victorious team doused each other with champagne. to cover in or fill with liquid wetWet the flannel before you wipe the child's face. moistenHe licked his lips to moisten them. dampenUse a dampened paper towel to clean the cooker. saturateFully saturate the ground after planting seeds. soakSoak the clothes with detergent overnight. to stop a fire or light from burning or shining, especially by putting water on it or by covering it with something灭（火）；熄灭；浇灭 Wet weather & wetness clammily clamminess clammy damp damply dampness dankly moist moisten monsoon rehydration remoisten rewet saturation semi-dry sleety soak soaked sodden waterlogged You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Stopping fires douse | American Dictionarydouse verb[ T ] us/dɑʊs, dɑʊz/ to throw water or another liquid on someone or something: To get rid of weeds, I douse them with plain white vinegar. fig.The room was doused in light. To douse something is also to end it, esp. to extinguish (= stop) a fire by putting water on it: Efforts to douse the flames were hampered by high winds. Douse the lights (= turn off the lights). Examples of dousedouse 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. Calling conscious will an illusion sounds like a call to snuff out that spark - to douse the flame of our selves. Luckily his colleagues were on hand to rescue him and douse the fire. When such a fire breaks out we immediately send some of our own people, preferably those with knowledge of the local customs and languages, to douse it. The light rain permitted salt spray driven by high winds to douse the narrow island, only 15 km at its widest, leaving exposed surfaces visibly coated with salt. 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 the Open 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 the Open 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 the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 She douses the fire and is not able to prepare hot tea for her uncle. From Wikipedia This 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 This 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 This 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 This 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 This 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 This 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 This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. See all examples of douse 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. |
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