douse

1. V-T If you douse a fire, you stop it from burning by pouring a lot of water over it. 澆滅

The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water. 抽水機(jī)啟動(dòng)了，船員們開(kāi)始用水將火澆滅。

2. V-T If you douse someone or something with a liquid, you throw a lot of that liquid over them. 澆

They hurled abuse at their victim as they doused him with petrol. 他們邊罵邊往受害者身上澆汽油。

3. V to plunge or be plunged into water or some other liquid; duck 使浸入水中

4. N an immersion 沉浸

N

1. V to lower (sail) quickly (航海)急下帆[nautical]