slake

英[sleɪk] 美[sleɪk]
  • vt. 消除;满足;(石灰)熟化
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GRE
Verb:
  1. satisfy (thirst);

    "The cold water quenched his thirst"

  2. make less active or intense

  3. cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water;

    "slack lime"

1. Naturally, this did not slake Schleicher's thirst of power.
自然这并没有满足施莱歇对权力的渴望.

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2. Fair words slake wrath; fair words hurt not the mouth.
好言好语息人怒; 说好话于己无损.

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3. We had to slake ourselves with rainwater in the desert.
在沙漠中我们不得不用雨水解渴.

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4. Nothing can slake his anger.
无事可平息他的怒气.

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5. Fair words slake wrath.
甜言美语三冬暖.

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    用作及物动词 (vt.)
    1. We had to slake ourselves with rainwater in the desert.
      在沙漠中我们不得不用雨水解渴。
    2. A menu will not satisfy your hunger, a formula will not slake your thirst.
      菜单不可能填饱你的肚子,一套准则也不可能消除你的饥渴。
    3. We returned to the barn and slake our thirst with tea
      我们回到谷仓,饮茶解渴
    4. I shall not seek a well to slake the burning thirst of my heart,
      我不会找一口井来消除内心强烈的渴望,
    5. Hasn't NATO slaked his lust for blood?
      难道北约还没有满足他的血腥的欲望吗?