drench
/drentʃ/ (bre, ipa) · [drˈɛntʃ] /drentʃ/ (ame, ipa) · [drˈɛntʃ] /ˈdrench How to pronounce drench (audio)/ (ame, mw)
drench — verb
- drenchpresent simple I / you / we / they
- drencheshe / she / it
- drenchedpast simple
- drenching-ing form
1. to leave a person or thing completely soaked, with liquid running off every surf
to leave a person or thing completely soaked, with liquid running off every surface after rain, spray, or a sudden splash
A passing truck drove through a puddle and drenched Hana from head to toe.
drench + person (weather event as subject)
Kenji forgot his raincoat and got drenched on his way to the station.
get drenched (informal passive)
A wave crashed over the rail and drenched everyone standing on deck.
The children drenched each other with water guns in the garden.
The firefighters drenched the burning shed with thousands of litres of water.
文法句型
drench + someone/something
be/get drenched
drench + someone/something + with/in + liquid
用法筆記
Frequently passive (be drenched, get drenched). The subject is often rain, a wave, or another sudden rush of liquid. Distinguish from sense 2 (FILL WITH QUALITY): sense 1 is about real wetness.
常見錯誤
2. to spread a quality such as light, colour, scent, or emotion through every part
to spread a quality such as light, colour, scent, or emotion through every part of something so strongly that it feels soaked in it
The late afternoon sun drenched the old stone church in golden light.
drench + in + light (metaphorical)
The room was drenched in the scent of fresh coffee and warm bread.
be drenched in + scent
Yuki's farewell letter drenched every line with such affection that her father read it three times before setting it down.
A wave of relief drenched Ananya the moment she heard her son's voice.
The artist's canvas was drenched with deep blues and fiery oranges.
文法句型
be drenched in + quality
drench + something + in/with + quality
用法筆記
Usually appears in passive or participle-like wording such as drenched in light or sun-drenched. The thing doing the drenching is a quality, not actual liquid.
常見錯誤
3. to force a person or animal to swallow a large dose of liquid, especially medici
to force a person or animal to swallow a large dose of liquid, especially medicine
In old farming practice, the vet would drench a sick sheep with a herbal mixture.
drench + animal + with + medicine (archaic)
Sister Mechtild drenched the feverish monk with a steaming brew of yarrow and elderflower.
The stable-hand drenched the horse with a bitter deworming liquid.
The prison ledger from 1742 noted that a thief named Willem was drenched with bitter quinine tonic until he retched.
文法句型
drench + someone/something + with + liquid
用法筆記
Archaic and now mainly seen in historical or veterinary writing. In modern everyday English, people usually say 'force-feed' or 'give a dose to' instead.
drench — noun
1. a single drink given as medicine or poison, especially in older use
a single drink given as medicine or poison, especially in older use
The village healer mixed a drench of chamomile and honey for the child who could not stop coughing.
Farmers once kept a drench of garlic and vinegar ready for sick calves.
a drench of + ingredients (archaic medicinal)
Grandmother Okonkwo's remedy book listed a drench of ginger and lemon peel for stubborn fevers.
Nurse Chiamaka measured a single drench of the dark herbal tonic and handed it to Kofi.
用法筆記
Archaic. Modern English is more likely to use words such as 'dose,' 'draught,' or 'potion.'
2. something that causes a heavy soaking, such as a burst of rain or a liquid treat
something that causes a heavy soaking, such as a burst of rain or a liquid treatment poured over something
A sudden drench swept across the open-air market, sending traders scrambling to cover their baskets of grain.
The monsoon hit the coast in a drench so fierce that the pier vanished under brown water within an hour.
a drench (downpour) — rare noun use
Mr. Ishikawa applied a drench of neem oil to his tomato plants after spotting aphids on the lower leaves.
The pump truck released a drench that soaked the smouldering hay bales before a single flame could catch.
- downpour
the ordinary word when the source is heavy rain
用法筆記
Rare. Most speakers would say 'downpour' for rain or would name the liquid directly.
3. an amount of liquid large enough to soak something completely
an amount of liquid large enough to soak something completely
Olga gave each rose bush a long drench from the watering can before the August sun climbed above the fence.
Aunt Meera's trifle called for a drench of sherry and cream over the sponge cake, leaving every crumb soaked.
a drench of + liquid + over + food
The rice paddy took a drench so heavy that the irrigation channel ran dry by noon.
After six hours on the ridge, Mateo's bottle yielded barely a drench and he reached camp still parched.
用法筆記
Rare and rather old-fashioned. Modern English usually prefers a measure word plus the liquid name instead.