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quenching 音标拼音: [kw'ɛntʃɪŋ] n. 淬熄 淬熄 quenching n 1: the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning; " the extinction of the lights" [ synonym: { extinction}, { extinguishing}, { quenching}] Quench \ Quench\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Quenched}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Quenching}.] [ OE. quenchen, AS. cwencan in [= a] cwencan, to extinguish utterly, causative of cwincan, [= a] cwincan, to decrease, disappear; cf. AS. cw[ imac] nan, [= a] cw[ imac] nan, to waste or dwindle away.] 1. To extinguish; to overwhelm; to make an end of; -- said of flame and fire, of things burning, and figuratively of sensations and emotions; as, to quench flame; to quench a candle; to quench thirst, love, hate, etc. [ 1913 Webster] Ere our blood shall quench that fire. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] The supposition of the lady' s death Will quench the wonder of her infamy. -- Shak. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To cool suddenly, as heated steel, in tempering. [ 1913 Webster] Syn: To extinguish; still; stifle; allay; cool; check. [ 1913 Webster]
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