quenching

中英例句：

1. Hot steel is quenched to harden it.
   燒熱的鋼淬火使它堅硬。
2. The fire quenched.
   火熄滅了。
3. So we find that hardening operation is made up of heating and quenching.
   因此我們發現淬火工序包括加熱和淬硬兩個步驟。

英文解釋：

名詞 quenching:

1. the act of extinguishing; causing to stop burning
   同義詞：extinction, extinguishing

動詞 quench:

1. satisfy (thirst)
   同義詞：quench, slake, allay, assuage
2. put out, as of fires, flames, or lights
   同義詞：snuff out, blow out, extinguish, quench
3. electronics: suppress (sparking) when the current is cut off in an inductive circuit, or suppress (an oscillation or discharge) in a component or device
   同義詞：quench
4. suppress or crush completely
   同義詞：squelch, quell, quench
5. reduce the degree of (luminescence or phosphorescence) in (excited molecules or a material) by adding a suitable substance
   同義詞：quench
6. cool (hot metal) by plunging into cold water or other liquid
   同義詞：quench