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).
Solid packing and overall stuffing can prevent the cases from vibration and jarring.
坚固的木箱和箱内严密的填充可防止木箱受震、开裂。
Though my aunt pursued what was, in those days, an enlightened policy, in that she never allowed her domestic staff to work more than eight hours a day, she was extremely difficult to please.