douse

名词 n. 动词 v.
中文释义
发音 daus

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A sudden plunging into water.
    — In winter a douse in cold water helps the looks and adds to the style of the carcass, but they should be thoroughly dried before packing.
  2. A blow or strike, especially to the face.
动词 v.
  1. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse. ambitransitive
    — Set fire to your matches! / Douse them in gasoline!
  2. To strike, beat, or thrash. transitive
  3. To fall suddenly into water. intransitive
    — swing i' th'air, or douse in water
  4. To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly transitive
    — Douse the topsail!
  5. To put out; to extinguish. transitive
    — The man who doused the fire was told to put the remainder of the coal into the bucket and then give the bucket to the soldier.

词形变化

douses present,singular,third-person dousing participle,present doused participle,past doused past dowse alternative douze alternative douce alternative dause alternative douses plural dowse alternative douze alternative douce alternative dause alternative douses present,singular,third-person dousing participle,present doused participle,past doused past dowse alternative douses plural dowse alternative

词汇关系

衍生词
douser dousing-chock
并列词
hose down

词源

词源 1
Probably of North Germanic origin, related to Swedish dunsa (“to plumb down, fall clumsily”), Danish dunse (“to thump”). Compare Old English dwǣsċan (“to extinguish”) and douse below.
词源 2
From Middle English duschen, dusshen (“to rush, fall”), related to Norwegian dusa (“to break, cast down from”), Old Dutch doesen (“to beat, strike”), dialectal German tusen, dusen (“to strike, run against, collide”), Saterland Frisian dössen (“to strike”). Compare doss, dust.
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