dampen

英['dæmpən] 美['dæmpən]
  • v. (使)潮湿；使沮丧；抑制
dampener dampened dampened dampening dampens
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Verb:
  1. smother or suppress;

    "Stifle your curiosity"

  2. make moist;

    "The dew moistened the meadows"

  3. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

  4. reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

  5. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible;

    "muffle the message"

  6. check; keep in check (a fire)

  7. lessen in force or effect;

    "soften a shock"
    "break a fall"

双语例句

1. His equivocal response has done nothing to dampen the speculation.
他模棱两可的回应丝毫没有消除人们的猜疑。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm.
似乎没有什么能让他那持久的热情消退。

来自柯林斯例句

3. Don't dampen the enthusiasm of the masses.
不要损伤大家的积极性.

来自《现代汉英综合大词典》

4. The economy overheated and the Government used interest rates to dampen it down.
经济发展过热，政府通过利率加以抑制。

来自柯林斯例句

5. I hate to dampen your spirits but aren't you overlooking a couple of minor points.
我不想扫你的兴，但你是否忽视了几个小的问题呢？

来自柯林斯例句

    用作动词 (v.)
    1. Please dampen that sponge for me.
      请把那海绵弄湿了给我。
    2. The camp supplies dampened during the long rainy season.
      营地补给品在漫长的雨季里变潮湿了。
    3. The bad news dampened our spirits.
      这恶耗使得我们精神沮丧。
    4. Nothing can dampen my spirit and darken my life.
      没有什么能使我沮丧，使我生活暗淡。
    5. Higher savings rates will dampen demand for credit, both directly and indirectly.
      较高的储蓄率将直接或间接地抑制信贷需求。

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