| 正面 | dampen |
|---|---|
| 背面 | 【考法 1】vt.(特指稍稍地)弄湿: to make or become slightly or moderately wet 【例】dampen a paper towel with water and use it to clean up the mess 把纸巾弄湿用来清扫 【近】bedew, damp, douse , drench, impregnate, saturate, soak, souse, steep 【反】dehydrate, desiccate, dry, parch, scorch, sear 使脱水，烤干 【考法 2】vt.抑制，压抑(感情，精力等)，泼冷水: to check or diminish the feeling, activity or vigor of 【例】Nothing could dampen their enthusiasm.没有什么能扼杀他们的激情。 The oppressive heat dampened our spirits. 让人难以忍受的酷暑让我们精神不振。 【近】benumb, blunt, castrate, deaden, devitalize, enervate, geld, lobotomize, petrify 【反】brace, energize, enliven, invigorate, quicken, stimulate, vitalize, vivify使充满活力 |
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