dampen

dampen

英[ˈdæmpən]美[ˈdæmpən]

v.弄湿，减弱，抑制（热情、激动等）；

第三人称单数：dampens;

过去式：dampened;

过去分词：dampened;

现在分词：dampening;

例句

Although unemployment rose last month, this is unlikely to dampen down wage demands.虽然上个月失业人数上升，但这不太可能减弱工人要求加薪的意愿。

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

Substances that inhibit the capsaicin receptors should therefore dampen inflammatory pain.因此,能够抑制辣椒素受体的物质,应该就可以减轻由发炎引起的疼痛.

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。

She took the time to dampen a washcloth and do her face.她花了点时间弄湿毛巾，洗了把脸。

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？

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

同义词

vt.

dampen的同义词之：使沮丧

discouragedepress

dampen的同义词之：弄湿

sprinklewetmoistenhumidify

dampen的同义词之：抑制,减轻

suppresssmothermutedeadenmuffledull

dampen的同义词之：其他释义

watermutemufflesprinkledepressdeadendulldiscouragemoistensmotherwetsuppress

柯林斯高阶英汉双解学习词典释义

VERB

降低，减弱，抑制(热情、激动等)

To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense.

例句

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

VERB

使潮湿;弄湿

If you dampen something, you make it slightly wet.

例句

She took the time to dampen a washcloth and do her face.她花了点时间弄湿毛巾，洗了把脸。

英汉词典释义

vt.

使湿

The rain hardly dampened the ground.这场雨连地面也没有打湿。

抑制，控制，减弱（感情、反应等）

英英词典释义

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"