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douse
daʊs
Main
English Definition
(动) As a verb
  1. Cover with liquid; pour liquid onto.
  2. Slacken.
  3. Lower quickly.
  4. Immerse briefly into a liquid so as to wet, coat, or saturate.
  5. Dip into a liquid.
  6. Wet thoroughly.
  7. Put out, as of a candle or a light.
Hyphenationdouse
Part of Speech(动) verb, (及物的动) transitive verb, (名) noun
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插入水中chārù shuǐzhōngdouse
弄湿nòngshīdampen
把弄熄bǎnòng xīdouse
放松fàngsōngto loosen; to relax
泼洒pōsǎdouse
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