They quenched their thirst with a glass of cold water.

水：他们喝了一杯冷水解渴。

While Americans may satisfy their post-dinner sweet tooth with a piece of pumpkin or pecan pie, residents of England will quench their sugary urges with a helping of Christmas pudding or mince pie.

虽然美国人可能会用南瓜派或胡桃派来满足饭后吃点甜点的欲望，而英格兰居民则会选择享用一份圣诞布丁或薄荷馅饼。

First, let's consider the Western honeybee's sting, Schmidt says it's like " a flaming match head has landed on your arm and is quenched first with lye and then sulfuric acid."

首先，让我们考虑一下西方蜜蜂的蜇伤，施密特说这就像“一个燃烧的火柴头落在你的手臂上， 先用碱液淬灭， 然后用硫酸淬灭。

For a minute it was doubtful whether Charlie would answer this flash with another, and a general explosion ensue, or wisely quench the flame with the mild answer which turneth away wrath.

有那么一分钟，人们怀疑查理是否会用另一个闪光来回应这个闪光，随之而来的是一场普遍的爆炸，或者以温和的回答明智地熄灭火焰，平息愤怒。

As he stood there, trying to quench his fiery face with his drink of water, the comparison between the orator and the crowd of attentive faces turned towards him, was extremely to his disadvantage.

当他站在那里，试图用他的饮料来浇灭他火热的脸时，演说家和转向他的专注面孔的人群之间的比较，对他极为不利。