douse /daʊs/ (also dowse) ( dousing, doused, douses )

• 1. 

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

  例：

  The pumps were started and the crew began to douse the fire with water.

  抽水机启动了，船员们开始用水将火浇灭。

• 2. 

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

  例：

  They hurled abuse at their victim as they doused him with petrol.

  他们边骂边往受害者身上浇汽油。

• 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