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TOEFL BNC: 11247 COCA: 10919
dampen
dæmpən ˈdæmpən
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense dampens, present participle dampening, past tense , past participle dampened
1 VERB

降低,減弱,抑制(熱情、激動等) To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense. 降低,減弱,抑制(熱情、激動等)
  • Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm. [VERB noun]

    似乎沒有什麽能讓他那持久的熱情消退。

  • I hate to dampen your spirits but aren't you overlooking a couple of minor points. [VERB noun]

    我不想掃你的興,但你是否忽視了幾個小的問題呢?

To dampen something down means the same as to dampen it.
  • Although unemployment rose last month, this is unlikely to dampen down wage demands.

    雖然上個月失業人數上升,但這不太可能減弱工人要求加薪的意願。

  • The economy overheated and the Government used interest rates to dampen it down.

    經濟發展過熱,政府通過利率加以抑制。

2 VERB

使潮濕;弄濕 If you dampen something, you make it slightly wet. 使潮濕;弄濕
  • She took the time to dampen a washcloth and do her face. [VERB noun]

    她花了點時間弄濕毛巾,洗了把臉。

SYN moisten, wet, spray, make damp
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