dampen
柯林斯詞典
1. V-T To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense. 抑制; 減少
Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm. 似乎沒(méi)有什麼能減弱他持久的熱情。
2. PHRASAL VERB To dampen something down means the same as to it. 抑制; 減少
The new penalties were aimed at dampening down consumer spending. 新的懲罸措施旨在抑制消費(fèi)者支出。
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dampen /?d?mp?n/ (dampening,dampened,dampens)
劍橋詞典
dampen verb [T] (MAKE WET)
(also damp)to make something slightly wet
使潮溼；把…弄潮；使受潮
Rain had dampened the tent so we left it to dry in the afternoon sun . 雨水打溼了帳篷，午後我們把它放到太陽(yáng)底下曬。
dampen verb [T] (FEELINGS)
to make feelings , especially of excitement or enjoyment , less strong
使（尤指興奮或喜悅之情）平靜下來(lái)；穩(wěn)定（情緒）；對(duì)…潑冷水
Nothing you can say will dampen her enthusiasm . 不琯你說(shuō)什麼她的熱情絲毫不減。
I didn't want to dampen his spirits . 我不想給他潑冷水。 返回 dampen