Pouring oil on the fire is no way to quench it.
加油不是灭火法。
英文谚语 3120 句(二)
第 214 部分
📚 句中词汇解析
从本句中提取的重要词汇
n. 火,燃烧物;火灾;射击,发射;热情;
vt.& vi. 开火,射击;燃烧;引爆炸药;充满热情;
vt. <口>解雇;射(箭);激励;射出(子弹);
"They set fire to the city and massacred all the inhabitants."
他们放火烧了这座城市,而且屠杀了所有的居民.
近义:sack, suspend, terminate, boot, discharge, cashier
反义:recruit, retain, contract, employ, engage
vt. 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;
💡 捆起(谐音):捆起闹事者- 平息 熄灭
"Firemen tried to quench the flames raging through the building."
消防队员奋力扑救大楼中熊熊的火焰。
近义:quell, suffocate, burke, douse, drown, extinguish
反义:light, fire, impassion, incite, kindle, stir
[机] 浇铸, 浇注
近义:torrential, drenching, gushing