slake /ˈslek, ||ˈslæk/
(vt.)消除,平息,熄滅
Slake v. t. [imp. & p. p. Slaked p. pr. & vb. n. Slaking.]
1. To allay; to quench; to extinguish; as, to slake thirst. “And slake the heavenly fire.”
It could not slake mine ire nor ease my heart. --Shak.
2. To mix with water, so that a true chemical combination shall take place; to slack; as, to slake lime.
Slake, v. i.
1. To go out; to become extinct. “His flame did slake.”
2. To abate; to become less decided. [R.]
3. To slacken; to become relaxed. “When the body's strongest sinews slake.” [R.]
4. To become mixed with water, so that a true chemical combination takes place; as, the lime slakes.
Slake trough, a trough containing water in which a blacksmith cools a forging or tool.
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slake
v 1: satisfy (thirst); "The cold water quenched his thirst" [syn:
quench, allay, assuage]
2: make less active or intense [syn: abate, slack]
3: cause to heat and crumble by treatment with water; "slack
lime" [syn: slack]