quench

/kwentʃ/ (bre, ipa) · /kwentʃ/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈkwench/ (ame, mw)

quench — 動詞

  • quenchpresent simple I / you / we / they
  • quencheshe / she / it
  • quenchedpast simple
  • quenching-ing form

1. to drink enough water or another liquid until you stop wanting to drink anymore.

1.動詞及物B2
釋義

解渴

喝水或飲料以消除口渴

to drink enough water or another liquid until you stop wanting to drink anymore.

例句

After the long hike up the hill, Amihan quenched her thirst with cold coconut water.

走完那段長長的上坡路後，Amihan 用冰涼的椰子水解渴。

collocation: quench [one's] thirst

Nothing quenches a child's thirst on a summer afternoon better than a glass of cold lemonade.

夏天的午後，沒有什麼比一杯冰檸檬水更能幫小孩解渴。

subject is the drink, object is the thirst

同義詞
  • slake

    more formal and literary; same 'satisfy thirst' meaning.

  • satisfy

    general word; pairs with 'thirst' in a slightly weaker way.

文法句型

quench + thirst

用法筆記

Object is almost always 'thirst'. The subject can be either the person who drinks ('Amihan quenched her thirst') or the drink itself ('water quenches your thirst').

常見錯誤

❌I quenched a glass of water.
✅I drank a glass of water to quench my thirst.
💡the object of 'quench' is the thirst, not the drink.

2. to make a fire or flame stop burning, usually by pouring water on it.

2.動詞及物C1
釋義

撲滅

用水把火熄滅，使火停止燃燒

to make a fire or flame stop burning, usually by pouring water on it.

例句

The villagers worked through the night to quench the flames before they reached the wheat fields.

村民徹夜奮戰，趕在火勢延燒到麥田之前把火撲滅。

object: flames / fire / blaze

Rania emptied a bucket of sand over the camping stove to quench the small fire.

Rania 把一桶沙子倒在露營爐上，撲滅了那一小團火。

同義詞
  • extinguish

    neutral and most common in everyday speech and safety instructions.

  • put out

    informal everyday phrasal verb; same meaning.

  • douse

    emphasises pouring a large amount of liquid; often used of flames.

反義詞
  • ignite

    to start a fire.

  • kindle

    to start a small fire deliberately.

文法句型

quench + fire/flames

用法筆記

More formal and literary than 'put out' or 'extinguish'. Common in news writing and storytelling; less common in everyday speech.

3. to satisfy a strong wish, need, or curiosity so that it no longer feels urgent.

3.動詞及物C1
釋義

滿足；消解

使強烈的渴望或好奇心得到滿足

to satisfy a strong wish, need, or curiosity so that it no longer feels urgent.

例句

Nora travelled across South America for a year to quench her curiosity about its old cultures.

Nora 花了一年在南美洲各地旅行，只為了滿足她對當地古文化的好奇心。

object: curiosity / desire / hunger (for)

No single trip to the bookshop could quench Christopher's hunger for new novels.

再多去幾次書店，也無法滿足 Christopher 對新小說的渴望。

metaphorical 'hunger / thirst for [abstract noun]'

同義詞
  • satisfy

    neutral everyday word; pairs with desire, curiosity, hunger.

  • fulfil

    stronger; suggests completely meeting the need.

  • sate

    formal and literary; emphasises being completely satisfied to the point of having no more want.

反義詞
  • stir

    to provoke or awaken a desire instead of satisfying it.

  • feed

    to keep a desire growing rather than calming it.

文法句型

quench + desire/curiosity/hunger (for)

用法筆記

Distinguish from sense 1: this sense takes abstract objects ('curiosity', 'desire', 'hunger for X'), while sense 1 takes only the concrete object 'thirst'. The two share the underlying metaphor of liquid satisfying a need.

常見錯誤

❌The film quenched me.
✅The film quenched my curiosity about wartime Paris.
💡'quench' needs the named desire or need as its object, not a person.

4. to end something, especially a hope or movement, by stopping it completely.

4.動詞及物C2
釋義

壓制；扼殺

徹底終結希望、反抗等

to end something, especially a hope or movement, by stopping it completely.

例句

The new ruler tried to quench every voice that spoke against his policies.

新統治者試圖壓制每一個反對其政策的聲音。

object: rebellion / protest / dissent / hope / spirit

One harsh comment from the teacher quenched Élise's hope of becoming a writer.

老師一句嚴厲的話，就扼殺了 Élise 想成為作家的希望。

metaphorical: hope as a flame to be put out

同義詞
  • suppress

    general term for holding down a movement or feeling; less final than 'quench'.

  • crush

    stronger and more physical; common with 'rebellion' and 'spirit'.

  • stifle

    to stop something from growing or being expressed; gentler than 'crush'.

反義詞
  • kindle

    to start hope or rebellion.

  • fuel

    to make a feeling or movement grow stronger.

文法句型

quench + hope/rebellion/spirit

用法筆記

Strongest of the senses: implies total ending, not just slowing or reducing. Distinguish from sense 3 — sense 3 satisfies a desire so it no longer presses; sense 4 destroys hope or resistance so it no longer exists.