slake
- IPA[sleɪk]
英式
- quench or satisfy (one's thirst)；satisfy (desires)
verb: slake, 3rd person present: slakes, gerund or present participle: slaking, past tense: slaked, past participle: slaked
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. quench or satisfy (one's thirst) slake your thirst with citron pressé
- ▪ satisfy (desires) restaurants worked to slake the Italian obsession with food
- 2. combine (quicklime) with water to produce calcium hydroxide slake the lime within a day or two of purchase
