dampen
vt. 抑制；使…沮丧；使…潮湿
vi. 潮湿；丧气
vt.
抑制；使潮湿；使…沮丧；隔音，防音
vi.
变得潮湿；丧气；
变形
过去式：dampened过去分词：dampened现在分词：dampening第三人称单数：dampens
英英释义
dampen[ 'dæmpən ]
v.
smother or suppress
同义词：stifle
make moist
同义词：moistenwash
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
同义词：mufflemutedulldamptone down
reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
同义词：deadendamp
check; keep in check (a fire)
lessen in force or effect
同义词：dampsoftenweakenbreak
双语例句
用作动词(v.)
Please dampen that sponge for me.
请把那海绵弄湿了给我。
The camp supplies dampened during the long rainy season.
营地补给品在漫长的雨季里变潮湿了。
The bad news dampened our spirits.
这恶耗使得我们精神沮丧。
Nothing can dampen my spirit and darken my life.
没有什么能使我沮丧，使我生活暗淡。
Higher savings rates will dampen demand for credit, both directly and indirectly.
较高的储蓄率将直接或间接地抑制信贷需求。
权威例句
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A new hybrid filter to dampen resonances and compensate harmonic currents in industrial power systems with power factor correction e...
The dual function cytokine IL-33 interacts with the transcription factor NF-κB to dampen NF-κB-stimulated gene transcription.
Arthritis suppressor genes TIA-1 and TTP dampen the expression of tumor necrosis factor α, cyclooxygenase 2, and inflammatory arthr...
K+ channels at the axon initial segment dampen near-threshold excitability of neocortical fast-spiking GABAergic interneurons
A Comparison of Strategies to Dampen Nervousness in MRP Systems
Nuclear retention of IL by necrotic cells: A mechanism to dampen sterile inflammation
A2B adenosine receptor dampens hypoxia-induced vascular leak.
FOCUSED ATTENTION AND PAIN REDUCTION
dampen (v.)
1630s, "to dull or deaden" (of force, enthusiasm, ardor, etc.), from damp (adj.) + -en (1). Meaning "to moisten" is recorded from 1827. Related: Dampened; dampening.
1. Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm.
似乎没有什么能减弱他持久的热情。
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2. 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。
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3. 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。
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4. His equivocal response has done nothing to dampen the speculation.
他模棱两可的回应丝毫没有减弱人们的猜测。
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5. He would dampen the clay and begin to mould it into an entirely different shape.
他把黏土弄湿，然后着手把它塑造成一个完全不同的形状。
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6. It may dampen the enthusiasm of scientists for independent research.
这可能会降低科学家从事独立研究的热情。
youdao
7. That will dampen consumer spending.
这将抑制消费者支出。
youdao
8. Other factors should dampen prices, too.
还有其他一些因素也可能促使小麦降价。
youdao
9. Perhaps this will dampen their holiday spirits.
也许这会减弱他们的节日热情。
youdao
10. But recession would normally dampen down price rises.
但经济衰退通常抑制物价上涨。
youdao
11. But this doesn't appear to dampen anyone's spirits.
但这也无法阻挡任何人的高涨情绪。
youdao
12. Do U. S. bases in Okinawa help dampen regional arms spending?
美国在冲绳的基地抑制了地区性的军需消费了吗？
youdao
13. She would dampen the CDU's enthusiasm for expanding police powers.
对于十分有热情扩大警力的基民盟来说，她可能是迎面泼来的一盆冷水。
youdao
14. The NBER's pronouncement did not dampen the ebullient mood of investors.
美国全国经济研究局的声明并没有挫伤投资者的热情。
youdao
15. Higher savings rates will dampen demand for credit, both directly and indirectly.
较高的储蓄率将直接或间接地抑制信贷需求。
youdao
16. Further, it is unknown how much the Earth will dampen temperature increases.
之前人们并未关注这一点。进一步讲，我们根本不知道地球还会上升多少度。
youdao
17. Tighter fiscal policy in emerging economies would help dampen price pressure.
新兴国家收紧财政政策有助于平抑物价压力。
youdao
18. And the immediate impact of austerity is to dampen growth: witness the slump in Greece.
而紧缩政策立竿见影的效果就是抑制增长：看看希腊的萧条就知道了。
youdao
19. Moreover, the recent conflict in the Levant may also dampen confidence in the region.
此外，最近黎凡特的冲突也可能会影响对该地区的信心。
youdao
20. This new tool could be deployed to dampen the boom-and-bust nature of the credit cycle.
这个新工具将被用来弱化泡沫产生到破灭的自然信贷周期。
youdao
21. If housing were like any other consumer good, rising prices should eventually dampen demand.
如果房地产同其他任何消费品一样的话，那么走高的价格最终应当会抑制需求。
youdao
22. I don't like to dampen her enthusiasm, but the chances are she will deliver at 20 weeks.
我也不想打击她的热情，但是关键是她可能会第20周分娩。
youdao
23. Feeling the glass, he discovered that he could dampen the vibration but couldn't make it stop.
通过感觉玻璃，他发现可以抑制玻璃的振动但是无法使它停止下来。
youdao
24. Write down the common phrases that come up-the ones that dampen your spirits and discourage you.
写下你心里出现的常见词语——就是那些抑制你的精气神，让你泄气的词汇。
youdao
25. Washington had tried to dampen such expectations, but again, some sense a missed opportunity.
虽然美国之前试图减少这方面的期盼，但在奥巴马讲话后，有人还是认为这是失去了时机。
youdao
26. In America weak consumer spending is likely to continue to dampen imports over the next year or so.
在今后的一年或几年间，美国的消费疲软很可能继续影响进口。
youdao
27. In America weak consumer spending is likely to continue to dampen imports over the next year or so.
在今后的一年或几年间，美国的消费疲软很可能继续影响进口。
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