douse
(also dowse), v
1 [Tn, Tn.pr]
~ sb/sth (in/with sth) put sb/sth into (water); throw (water) over sb/sth 将某人[某物]放入(水中); 在某人[某物]上泼(水)
douse the flames/a fire 浇灭火焰[炉火]
As a joke, they doused him with a bucket of water. 他们开玩笑, 把一桶水泼到他身上了.
2 [Tn] put out or turn off (a light) 熄, 灭, 关(灯).
Goodbye, thanks for inviting me. I had a lovely time.
再见,谢谢您的邀请。我度过了一段美妙的时光。
She will be amazed when she wakes up for dinner.
她要是在吃晚餐的时候醒来。必定会大吃一惊。
However, he had at last been allowed to send a fax in which he informed the editor that the he had been arrested while counting the 1,084 steps leading to the fifteen-foot wall which surrounded the president's palace.