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Dampen Make ˈdæmpən   [V Sth Dampened Slightly Verb

The verb "dampen" means to make something slightly wet or to lessen or reduce the intensity of something like enthusiasm or spirits.

The verb "dampen" means to make something slightly wet or to lessen or reduce the intensity of something like enthusiasm or spirits.

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/dæ̱mpən/
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[VERB 动词]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.
  [V n]
  [V P n (not pron)]
  [V n P]
  • 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?

  • To dampen something down means the same as to dampen it.dampen down 同 dampen
    • 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。

    • 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。

2
[VERB 动词]使潮湿;弄湿 If you dampen something, you make it slightly wet.
  [V n]
  • 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。


Oxford damp·en / ˈdæmpən ; NAmE ˈdæmpən / verb 1 ( also less frequent damp ) dampensth to make sth slightly wet 弄湿;使潮湿 Perspiration dampened her face and neck. 她的脸和脖子都汗津津的。 He dampened his hair to make it lie flat. 他把头发弄湿,梳得平平的。 2 dampensth to make sth such as a feeling or a reaction less strong 抑制,控制,减弱(感情、反应等) None of the setbacks could dampen his enthusiasmfor the project. 任何挫折都不能减弱他对这个项目的热情。 She wasn't going to let anything dampen her spiritstoday. 她不想让任何事情来影响她今天的兴致。 dampen dampens dampened dampening damp·en / ˈdæmpən ; NAmE ˈdæmpən /
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dampendamp‧en /ˈdæmpən/ verb [transitive]
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1to make something slightly wet SYN  moisten2 (also dampen down British English) to make something such as a feeling or activity less strong:  The light rain dampened the crowd’s enthusiasm. Raising interest rates might dampen the economy.3to make a sound or movement less loud or strong:  The spring dampens the shock of the impact.
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dampen

[ˈdæmpən]dampened, dampening, dampens

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抑制(93%),使沮丧(7%)
vt.抑制;使…沮丧;使…潮湿
vi.潮湿;丧气

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