drenching是什么意思？

drenching

英['drentʃɪŋ] 美['drentʃɪŋ]

• n. 湿透；
• v. 使湿透( drench的现在分词 )，在某人（某物）上大量使用（某液体）；

例句

• The three of us set off, our wheels skidding crazily under that drenching rain. 我们三个出发了，车轮在大雨中疯狂地打滑。
• I reached Kilmarnock in the early morning in drenching rain. 我一大早就冒着瓢泼大雨到了基尔曼诺克。
• He uncoiled the hose and gave them a thorough drenching. 他把软管铺展开来，把它们彻底冲洗了一下。
• A black cloudburst was drenching Siena at midday. 中午,一场天昏地暗的暴风雨在锡耶纳上空倒下来.
• The three of us set off, our wheels skidding crazily under that drenching rain... 我们三个出发了，车轮在大雨中疯狂地打滑。

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

• VERB
  使湿透;使浸湿
  To drench something or someone means to make them completely wet.
  例句
  They turned fire hoses on the people and drenched them... 他们将消防水管对着人们，把他们浇了个透。 They were getting drenched by icy water... 他们被冰冷的水浇透了。

英英词典释义

• Noun
  1. the act of making something completely wet;
  "he gave it a good drenching"