His most fantastic and quixotic acts had a purpose back of them which made them fine, often great, and made the rising laugh seem profanation and quenched it; quenched it, and changed the impulse to homage.英文原著 · 《In Defence of Harriet Shelley》
While I was doubting for my vision quenched,
Out of the flame refulgent that had quenched it
Issued a breathing, that attentive made me,英文原著 · 《Paradiso》
Hardened and cold, far from affection's snare Was once my mind, my temper, and my life; While I that sight, desire, and vow forbare, Which to avoid, quench, lose, nought boasted strife.英文原著 · 《A Defence of Poesie and Poems》
Then grief, unkindness, proof, took, kindled, taught, Well-grounded, noble, due, spite, rage, disdain: But ah, alas! in vain my mind, sight, thought, Doth him, his face, his words, leave, shun, refrain. For nothing, time, nor place, can loose, quench, ease Mine own embraced, sought, knot, fire, disease.英文原著 · 《A Defence of Poesie and Poems》
"Poor Anne, dear Anne!" Clorinda said, laying her arms about her and kissing her. "Pray for thy star, good, tender Anne, that its light may not be quenched." Then with a sudden movement her hand was pressed upon her bosom again. "Ah, Anne," she cried, and in the music of her voice, agony itself was ringing--"Anne, there is but one thing on this earth God rules over--but one thing that belongs-- BELONGS to me; and 'tis Gerald Mertoun--and he is mine and SHALL not be taken from me, for he is a part of me, and I a part of him!"英文原著 · 《A Lady of Quality》
The altitude of the gallows that would turn to water and quench it, no functionary, by any stretch of mathematics, was able to calculate successfully.英文原著 · 《A TALE OF TWO CITIES》
It's like I was parched, and she quenched my thirst with a big goblet of "Wow." Well, we'll have to make sure your goblet doesn't get so low before we fill her up again.美剧 · 《Modern Family》
so partakest thou of our humble fare, and quenchest thine thirst at ye olde bar.美剧 · 《Ugly Betty》