pour a liquid over; drench
把液体浇(或洒、泼)在…上;把… 浸入水(或其他液体)中
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he doused the car with petrol and set it on fire .他将汽车浇上了汽油,然后将其点燃焚烧。
extinguish (a fire or light)
熄灭,扑灭(火,灯)
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stewards appeared and the fire was doused 乘务员赶来将火扑灭了
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figurative 〈喻〉nothing could douse her sudden euphoria .什么也压抑不住她那突如其来的幸福感。
【航海】 急降(桅帆)。
"early 17th cent.: perhaps imitative, influenced by