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dampen v.(使)潮湿；使沮丧；抑制 (1) 请把那海绵弄湿了给我。(2) 营地补给品在漫长的雨季里变潮湿了。(3) 这恶耗使得我们精神沮丧。(4) 没有什么能使我沮丧，使我生活暗淡。(5) 较高的储蓄率将直接或间接地抑制信贷需求。 This word has several related meanings, most of which make something less effective or powerful. Using a towel will dampen it in the sense of getting it wet, but dampening goes beyond things that are damp (wet). A silencer on a gun dampens the sound of the gun. Bad news will dampen your mood, bringing it down. Boxing gloves dampen the force of punches because they cushion the blows. Anything dampened has been weakened and brought down a notch.

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英 ['dæmpən] 美 ['dæmpən] (1) Please dampen that sponge for me.(2) The camp supplies dampened during the long rainy season.(3) The bad news dampened our spirits.(4) Nothing can dampen my spirit and darken my life.(5) Higher savings rates will dampen demand for credit, both directly and indirectly. To dampen something is to stifle it, to lessen its effect, or to moisten it. Getting a cold will dampen your enthusiasm. 1[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 dampenAlthough 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。

英语单词	dampen
英美音标	英 ['dæmpən] 美 ['dæmpən]
中文释义	v.(使)潮湿；使沮丧；抑制
英语例句	(1) Please dampen that sponge for me. (2) The camp supplies dampened during the long rainy season. (3) The bad news dampened our spirits. (4) Nothing can dampen my spirit and darken my life. (5) Higher savings rates will dampen demand for credit, both directly and indirectly.
中文例句	(1) 请把那海绵弄湿了给我。 (2) 营地补给品在漫长的雨季里变潮湿了。 (3) 这恶耗使得我们精神沮丧。 (4) 没有什么能使我沮丧，使我生活暗淡。 (5) 较高的储蓄率将直接或间接地抑制信贷需求。
vocabulary简明	To dampen something is to stifle it, to lessen its effect, or to moisten it. Getting a cold will dampen your enthusiasm.
vocabulary扩展	This word has several related meanings, most of which make something less effective or powerful. Using a towel will dampen it in the sense of getting it wet, but dampening goes beyond things that are damp (wet). A silencer on a gun dampens the sound of the gun. Bad news will dampen your mood, bringing it down. Boxing gloves dampen the force of punches because they cushion the blows. Anything dampened has been weakened and brought down a notch.
柯林斯解释	1 [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。

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