dousing

英 [ˈdaʊsɪŋ]

美 [ˈdaʊsɪŋ]

v.  浇灭(火); 熄(灯); 往…上泼水; 把…浸在液体里
douse的现在分词

现在分词：dousing　

电力

COCA.42928

柯林斯词典

• VERB 浇灭(火)
  If youdousea fire, you stop it burning by pouring a lot of water over it.
  1. The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water.
     水泵开动了，消防队员们开始用水灭火。
• VERB (把液体)浇（或洒、泼）在…上
  If youdousesomeone or somethingwitha liquid, you throw a lot of that liquid over them.
  1. They hurled abuse at their victim as they doused him with petrol.
     他们一边大声辱骂这名受害者一边将汽油淋在他身上。
• VERB 熄灭(灯)
  If youdousea light, you turn it off.
  1. I doused the headlights and got out.
     我灭了车前灯后下了车。

英英释义

noun

• the act of wetting something by submerging it
  Synonym:submersionimmersionducking

双语例句

• A so-called halophyte, the briny succulent thrives in hellish heat and pitiful soil on little more than a regular dousing of ocean water.
  它是所谓盐土植物，或海水的多汁植物，只要定期灌溉海水，即使天气酷热，土壤贫瘠，盐角草属植物仍可茁壮成长。
• Yep, you're dousing your environment with goodwill and at-oneness. Wow! The people around you are so lucky.
  是的，你正沉醉在你那友好和谐的环境中，哇，你周围的人都那麽幸运。
• Retreating soldiers were dousing homes and shops with petrol and setting them on fire.
  撤退的士兵把汽油浇到住宅和商店上，并放火焚烧。
• The other spider took a second dousing before it emerged, still alive.
  另外一个蜘蛛在冲刷第二遍时才被发现，是个活蜘蛛。
• They believe that the officer was providing cover for the criminals as they were dousing the building with fuel and setting it ablaze.
  他们认为该人员为犯罪分子提供掩护，使他们得以在这栋建筑周围浇上汽油并点燃它。
• Nowadays the raisins have been replaced with a bottle of wine and the dousing with foam.
  但如今，葡萄干已被美酒和泡沫大战所取代。
• Firefighters spent hours dousing the rubble with water to cool it down so they could search for bodies and survivors.
  消防员们花了数个小时用水来冷却爆炸现场的瓦砾，之后才能开始搜寻尸体和幸存者。
• The firemen unwrapped their hoses and began dousing the scorched grain silos.
  消防员展开水龙带，开始冲着烧焦的谷仓喷水。
• Their friendship was very helpful in brokering peace on Ansion, and dousing the threat of secession.
  他们的友谊，对安森星上的和平谈判和粉碎脱离共和国的威胁，非常有益。