dampen
v. (使)潮湿；使沮丧；抑制
名词：dampener 过去式：dampened 过去分词：dampened 现在分词：dampening 第三人称单数：dampens
近义词：moisten，wet，dull，humidify，depress，muffle，mute，sprinkle，deaden，discourage，smother，suppress，damp，stifle，dampdown，reduce，diminish，check，inhibit，water，wash，soften，tonedown，break，weaken，
英英释义
Verb
- smother or suppress;
"Stifle your curiosity"
- make moist;
"The dew moistened the meadows"
- deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
- make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible;
"muffle the message"
- check; keep in check (a fire)
- lessen in force or effect;
"soften a shock" "break a fall"
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。