drench
v[esp passive 尤用於被动语态: Tn, Tn.pr, Tn.p]
1 make (sb/sth) completely wet 使(某人[某物])湿透
We were caught in the storm and got drenched (through/to the skin). 我们遇上大雨, 全都浇透了.
be drenched with rain 被雨浇透.
2 ~ sb/sth (in/with sth) apply (a liquid) freely to sb/sth 在某人[某物]上大量使用(某液体)
drench oneself in perfume 全身喷满香水
The poster wouldn't stick even though I drenched it with glue. 我涂了大量胶水, 可那张海报就是贴不住.
Officials used to have trouble with the foreign names of people passing through Ellis Island, and because they were so busy, many people's names got changed in the rush.