資料來源 : pyDict
熄減熄減
資料來源 : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
Douse \Douse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Doused}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Dousing}.] [Cf. {Dowse}, and OD. donsen to strike with the
fist on the back, Sw. dunsa to fall down violently and
noisily; perh. akin to E. din.]
1. To plunge suddenly into water; to duck; to immerse; to
dowse. --Bp. Stillingfleet.
2. (Naut.) To strike or lower in haste; to slacken suddenly;
as, douse the topsail.
資料來源 : WordNet®
dousing
n : the act of wetting something by submerging it [syn: {submersion},
{immersion}, {ducking}]