及物动词解（渴）; 终止（某事物）; （用水）扑灭（火焰等）; 将（热物体）放入水中急速冷却
及物动词
1. He quenched his thirst with a glass of water.
他喝了一杯水解渴。
2. The fire was quenched with a bucket of water.
火被一桶水浇灭了。
不及物动词
1. The fire quenched.
火熄灭了。
1. 淬火：阻碍差排运动的因素有溶质原子(即所谓固溶强化)、差排互相干扰(即加工强化)、晶界(即细晶强化)、麻田散相(即麻田散强化)、第二相颗粒(有散布强化、扩散强化、析出强化)等. 固溶热处理(solution treatment)→淬火(quench)→时效处理(aging treatment)
2. 骤冷：水再凝固为冰的过程则为放热反应(Exothermic Reaction)炉体质量小,可快速升降温;升降温速度快除了可以节省测试时间外,其最大的优点在於有些材质例如PU,Tg点的比热变化小,不易测定,故须利用骤冷(Quench)的方法使高分子的排列更为不规则,
1. 解(渴)；止(渴)
If someone who is thirsty quenches their thirst, they lose their thirst by having a drink.
quench
e.g. He stopped to quench his thirst at a stream.
他停了下来，在小溪边饮水止渴。