slake

[US]/sleɪk/
[UK]/sleɪk/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

vt. 消除;熄灭;使清凉
vi. (石灰)熟化;消除;平息
Word Forms
过去式slaked
过去分词slaked
现在分词slaking
第三人称单数slakes
复数slakes

Phrases & Collocations

slake a desire

满足愿望

slake the fire

扑灭火源

Example Sentences

slake one's lust of blood

满足血腥欲望

slake your thirst with citron pressé.

喝点柠檬汁解渴。

restaurants worked to slake the Italian obsession with food.

餐馆努力满足这位对食物挑剔的意大利人。

Do not use slaked lime or unslaked lime.

不要使用生石灰或是熟石灰。

Experiments show that causticizing by adding a small quantity of slaked lime can eliminate the interference of carbonate ions and humic acid salts.

添加少量的熟石灰可即刻消除碳酸根和腐植酸盐等有机杂质的影响。

Real-world Examples

Nor did he give the wounded bull opportunity to slake his burning thirst in the slender trickling streams they crossed.

那头受伤的雄鹿连在经过涓涓溪流时, 也没有机会喝一口水。

Source: The Call of the Wild

His curiosity was fully slaked, his ambition amply gratified.

他的好奇心被完全抑制了, 他的野心得到了充分的满足。

Source: Monk (Part 2)

One flask half full was all we had left to slake the thirst of three men.

我们仅剩一瓶半满, 足以解三个人的渴。

Source: The Journey to the Heart of the Earth

In order to slake his anger, the boss had an ace up his sleeve to teach them a lesson.

为了平息自己的怒火,老板胸有成竹地要给他们一个教训。

Source: Pan Pan

Of course, down this fault the Hansbach fell in a cascade, and lost some of its volume; but there was enough and to spare to slake our thirst.

当然,沿着这个断层, 汉斯巴赫瀑布倾泻而下, 失去了一些体积;但是有足够的时间和闲暇来缓解我们的口渴。

Source: The Journey to the Heart of the Earth

Occasionally Akut brought him juicy fruits which helped to slake his thirst and allay his fever, and little by little his powerful constitution overcame the effects of the spear thrusts.

阿库特偶尔会给他带来多汁的水果, 帮助他解渴退烧, 渐渐地,他强壮的体质克服了矛刺的影响。

Source: Son of Mount Tai (Part 1)

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