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 今天我们要学的词是 douse¹.

 

Douse 的意思是扑灭（大火）、用水浇灭。Under pressure from the international community to protect the environment, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro dispatched two C-130 Hercules aircraft to help douse the forest fires. 在国际社会要求保护环境的压力下，巴西总统博尔索纳罗派出两架飞机协助扑灭森林大火。

 

The Sergeants² Benevolent³ Association criticized New York's top police official after a series of incidents in which people doused⁴ uniformed police with water. 纽约警长福利协会对纽约警察局长提出批评，之前发生了一系列有人往身穿制服的警察身上泼水的事件。

1 douse   

v.把…浸入水中，用水泼；n.泼洒

参考例句：

• Men came with buckets of water and began to douse the flames.人们提来一桶桶水灭火。
• He doused the flames with a fire extinguisher.他用灭火器把火焰扑灭。

2 sergeants   

警官( sergeant的名词复数 )； （美国警察）警佐； （英国警察）巡佐； 陆军（或空军）中士

参考例句：

• Platoon sergeants fell their men in on the barrack square. 排长们在营房广场上整顿队伍。
• The recruits were soon licked into shape by the drill sergeants. 新兵不久便被教育班长训练得象样了。

3 benevolent   

adj.仁慈的，乐善好施的

参考例句：

• His benevolent nature prevented him from refusing any beggar who accosted him.他乐善好施的本性使他不会拒绝走上前向他行乞的任何一个乞丐。
• He was a benevolent old man and he wouldn't hurt a fly.他是一个仁慈的老人，连只苍蝇都不愿伤害。

4 doused   

v.浇水在…上( douse的过去式和过去分词 )；熄灯[火]

参考例句：

• The car was doused in petrol and set alight. 这辆汽车被浇上汽油点燃了。
• He doused the lamp,and we made our way back to the house. 他把灯熄掉，我们就回到屋子里去。 来自《简明英汉词典》