drench
/drentʃ/ (bre, ipa) · [drˈɛntʃ] /drentʃ/ (ame, ipa) · [drˈɛntʃ] /ˈdrench How to pronounce drench (audio)/ (ame, mw)
drench — 動詞
- 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
使濕透
讓人或物被液體淋到全身濕透
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.
一輛卡車開過水坑，把 Hana 從頭到腳濺得全身濕透。
drench + person (weather event as subject)
Kenji forgot his raincoat and got drenched on his way to the station.
Kenji 忘了帶雨衣，在去車站的路上被淋得全身濕透。
get drenched (informal passive)
A wave crashed over the rail and drenched everyone standing on deck.
一道浪越過欄杆打上甲板，把站在上面的每個人都淋得濕透。
The children drenched each other with water guns in the garden.
孩子們在花園裡拿著水槍互相噴得全身濕透。
The firefighters drenched the burning shed with thousands of litres of water.
消防員用幾千公升的水把著火的棚屋徹底澆得濕透。
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
籠罩；浸染
被光線、色彩或情感全面覆蓋
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.
傍晚的陽光把那座古老的石頭教堂浸染成一片金黃。
drench + in + light (metaphorical)
The room was drenched in the scent of fresh coffee and warm bread.
整個房間都籠罩在現磨咖啡和溫熱麵包的香氣裡。
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.
Yuki 的告別信讓每一行字都浸染著深深的情意，她父親讀了三遍才放下。
A wave of relief drenched Ananya the moment she heard her son's voice.
一聽見兒子的聲音，Ananya 立刻被如釋重負的感覺籠罩。
The artist's canvas was drenched with deep blues and fiery oranges.
畫家的畫布浸染著深藍和熾熱的橘色。
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
強灌；灌藥
強迫人或動物吞下大量藥液
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.
在早年的農場做法裡，獸醫會用草藥混合液替病羊強行灌藥。
drench + animal + with + medicine (archaic)
Sister Mechtild drenched the feverish monk with a steaming brew of yarrow and elderflower.
Mechtild 修女把一鍋滾熱的西洋蓍草與接骨木花藥湯強灌給發燒的修士。
The stable-hand drenched the horse with a bitter deworming liquid.
馬伕把苦味的驅蟲藥液強灌給那匹馬。
The prison ledger from 1742 noted that a thief named Willem was drenched with bitter quinine tonic until he retched.
那本 1742 年的監獄帳冊記下，有個名叫 Willem 的小偷被強灌苦味奎寧湯劑，直到作嘔。
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 — 名詞
1. a single drink given as medicine or poison, especially in older use
藥液；毒飲
古時一次服下的藥用或毒性飲劑
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.
村裡的醫者替那個咳個不停的孩子調了一劑洋甘菊加蜂蜜的藥液。
Farmers once kept a drench of garlic and vinegar ready for sick calves.
農民從前會先備好一劑大蒜和醋調成的藥液，好給生病的小牛服下。
a drench of + ingredients (archaic medicinal)
Grandmother Okonkwo's remedy book listed a drench of ginger and lemon peel for stubborn fevers.
Okonkwo 奶奶的偏方簿上記著一劑薑和檸檬皮調成的藥液，用來對付久不退的熱症。
Nurse Chiamaka measured a single drench of the dark herbal tonic and handed it to Kofi.
護理師 Chiamaka 量好一劑深色草藥湯劑，再把它遞給 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
暴雨；澆液
造成濕透的來源，如暴雨或澆灌藥液
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.
一陣暴雨橫掃露天市場，攤販們急忙去蓋住裝穀物的籃子。
The monsoon hit the coast in a drench so fierce that the pier vanished under brown water within an hour.
季風襲上海岸時帶來一場猛烈暴雨，不到一小時碼頭就消失在混濁的水面下。
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.
Ishikawa 先生發現番茄植株下層葉片長了蚜蟲後，便施了一次苦楝油澆液。
The pump truck released a drench that soaked the smouldering hay bales before a single flame could catch.
泵車噴出一大股澆液，在火苗竄起前就把悶燒的乾草堆整個浸透。
- 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
一大潑
足以把東西澆透的一大份液體
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.
八月的太陽還沒爬過籬笆前，Olga 就先用澆水壺給每株玫瑰澆上一大潑水。
Aunt Meera's trifle called for a drench of sherry and cream over the sponge cake, leaving every crumb soaked.
Meera 阿姨做水果海綿甜點時，會在蛋糕上淋上一大潑雪莉酒和鮮奶油，讓每一口都濕潤。
a drench of + liquid + over + food
The rice paddy took a drench so heavy that the irrigation channel ran dry by noon.
那塊稻田吃進一大潑水後，灌溉渠道在中午前就幾乎見底了。
After six hours on the ridge, Mateo's bottle yielded barely a drench and he reached camp still parched.
在山脊上走了六個小時後，Mateo 的水瓶只倒得出勉強算一大潑的水，他到營地時還是口乾舌燥。
用法筆記
Rare and rather old-fashioned. Modern English usually prefers a measure word plus the liquid name instead.