dampen
英 [ˈdæmpən]
美 [ˈdæmpən]
v. 弄湿; 使潮湿; 抑制，控制，减弱(感情、反应等)
过去分词：dampened 过去式：dampened 现在分词：dampening 第三人称单数：dampens
Collins.1 / BNC.11247 / COCA.10919
同义词辨析
wetv. 弄湿，打湿
〔辨析〕
普通用词，通常指用水或其他液体把某物弄湿。
〔例证〕
She wet a sponge and wiped the windows.
她蘸湿了一块海绵擦玻璃窗。
He wet his lips and then spoke again.
他舔了舔嘴唇，然后又讲了起来。
Wet your hair before applying the shampoo.
先弄湿头发，再抹上洗发剂。
她蘸湿了一块海绵擦玻璃窗。
He wet his lips and then spoke again.
他舔了舔嘴唇，然后又讲了起来。
Wet your hair before applying the shampoo.
先弄湿头发，再抹上洗发剂。
dampenv. 使潮湿；变潮湿
〔辨析〕
指用水等把某物弄湿或略微弄湿，或湿气等使某物变潮湿。
〔例证〕
If you dampen laundry, it's much easier to iron it.
如果把洗好的衣服弄湿一点，熨起来就容易多了。
The camping supplies were dampened during the long rainy season.
野营用品在漫长的雨季里受潮了。
如果把洗好的衣服弄湿一点，熨起来就容易多了。
The camping supplies were dampened during the long rainy season.
野营用品在漫长的雨季里受潮了。
soakv. 使湿透，浸湿
〔辨析〕
指被雨水等完全淋湿，也可指用浸泡等方法使某物湿透。
〔例证〕
The rain soaked their clothes.
雨把他们的衣服都淋透了。
Soak the bed sheet before you wash it.
洗床单前先把它完全浸湿。
Leave the dried beans to soak overnight.
把这些干豆子泡上一夜。
雨把他们的衣服都淋透了。
Soak the bed sheet before you wash it.
洗床单前先把它完全浸湿。
Leave the dried beans to soak overnight.
把这些干豆子泡上一夜。
短语动词
dampen down
1. 降低，减弱，抑制（热情、激动情绪等）
牛津词典
verb
- 弄湿；使潮湿
to make sth slightly wet- Perspiration dampened her face and neck.
她的脸和脖子都汗津津的。 - He dampened his hair to make it lie flat.
他把头发弄湿，梳得平平的。
- Perspiration dampened her face and neck.
- 抑制，控制，减弱（感情、反应等）
to make sth such as a feeling or a reaction less strong- 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。 - 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.
柯林斯词典
- VERB 降低，减弱，抑制(热情、激动等)
Todampensomething such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense.- Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm...
似乎没有什么能让他那持久的热情消退。 - I hate to dampen your spirits but aren't you overlooking a couple of minor points.
我不想扫你的兴，但你是否忽视了几个小的问题呢？ - Todampensomethingdownmeans the same as todampenit.
- Although unemployment rose last month, this is unlikely to dampen down wage demands...
虽然上个月失业人数上升，但这不太可能减弱工人要求加薪的意愿。 - The economy overheated and the Government used interest rates to dampen it down.
经济发展过热，政府通过利率加以抑制。
- Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm...
- VERB 使潮湿;弄湿
If youdampensomething, you make it slightly wet.- She took the time to dampen a washcloth and do her face.
她花了点时间弄湿毛巾，洗了把脸。
- She took the time to dampen a washcloth and do her face.
英英释义
verb
- make moist
- The dew moistened the meadows
- lessen in force or effect
- soften a shock
- break a fall
- check
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
- muffle the message
- smother or suppress
- Stifle your curiosity
- reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
双语例句
- With aims too high you dampen the pleasure of life and will turn your striving into suffering.
太大的目标会让你失去生活应有的快乐，会使这个奋斗过程成为一种痛苦的折磨。 - This is for yourself alone, I do not wish to dampen the enthusiasm.
这句话是说给你一个人听的，因为我不愿泼冷水。 - Inflation threats have created a dilemma for policymakers who are anxious not to dampen growth unnecessarily.
对于希望不到万不得已的时候不要抑制增长的政策制定者而言，通胀威胁给他们制造了一种两难困境。 - I want to dampen speculation that the school is going to close.
我想对关于关闭学校的猜测予以否认人。 - To begin with, dampen the face brush with a little water and dip into the Ayurvedic clay.
开始的时候，用一点水弄湿面刷，然后蘸到阿育吠陀泥中。 - It does not dampen their hopes.
这并没有抑制它们的希望。 - First, dollar weakness may well dampen enthusiasm for fixed income funds.
首先，美元疲软很可能会减弱投资者对固定收益基金的热情。 - 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。 - China raises interest rates in a move to dampen inflation and stop the economy overheating.
中国举起一个变动的利率抑制通货膨胀而且停止经济过分的经济活动。 - An eloquent memo to staff can quell fears, dampen dissent, or inspire people to reach new heights.
对员工有说服力的提醒能消除恐惧，排除异议，鼓舞员工达到新高度。