今天我們要學的詞是 douse.
巴西亞馬遜熱帶雨林區域發生火災時煙霧洶涌(資料圖)
Douse 的意思是撲滅(大火)、用水澆滅。Under pressure from the international community to protect the environment, Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro dispatched two C-130 Hercules aircraft to help douse the forest fires. 在國際社會要求保護環境的壓力下,巴西總統博爾索納羅派出兩架飛機協助撲滅森林大火。
The Sergeants Benevolent Association criticized New York's top police official after a series of incidents in which people doused uniformed police with water. 紐約警長福利協會對紐約警察局長提出批評,之前發生了一系列有人往身穿制服的警察身上潑水的事件。