英 [ˈdæmpən] 美 [ˈdæmpən]
v. 使潮湿,弄湿;减弱,抑制
第三人称单数dampens
现在分词dampening
过去式dampened
过去分词dampened
dampen /ˈdæmpən/ TEM8 [ dampening dampened dampens ]
及物动词 To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense. 抑制; 减少
Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm.
似乎没有什么能减弱他持久的热情。
动词词组 To dampen something down means the same as to it. 抑制; 减少
The new penalties were aimed at dampening down consumer spending.
新的惩罚措施旨在抑制消费者支出。
smother or suppress
同义词: stifle
reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
check; keep in check (a fire)
制止(琴弦)的音,消(音)
抑制
使阻尼,使减幅
使潮湿
... cylindrical圆柱形,圆柱体;柱面 dampen使潮湿 使沮丧 damper风门;节气阀 ...
... damped=减震的;压低的 dampen=潮湿;使沮丧,泼凉水 dandy=花花公子,好打扮的人 ...
... glut n.供应过剩;充斥 dampen vt.抑制,压抑 demand n.需求(量), 需要 ...
Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm.
似乎没有什么能减弱他持久的热情。
She wasn't going to let anything dampen her spirits today.
她不想让任何事情来影响她今天的兴致。
None of the setbacks could dampen his enthusiasm for the project.
任何挫折都不能减弱他对这个项目的热情。
"Happy new year" Snow failed to dampen the traditional celebrations in Shanghai,however.
VOA : standard.2010.02.14
However, a negative sales print will do little to dampen concerns of a U.S. spring slowdown.
That does not, though, dampen our resolve to continue to move this process along.
China first began tightening credit in the spring of 2010 to dampen spiraling property prices.