dampen

[美]/ˈdæmpən/
[英]/ˈdæmpən/
词频: 极高

释义

vt. 抑制;使…潮湿
vi. 潮湿;丧气
词形变化
现在分词dampening
过去式dampened
过去分词dampened
第三人称单数dampens
复数dampens

短语搭配

dampen the mood

打破气氛

dampen the enthusiasm

打击热情

例句

The quarrel dampened down their enthusiasm.

争吵使他们沮丧。

The rain hardly dampened the ground.

这场雨连地面也没有打湿。

the rebuff did little to dampen his ardour.

他虽遭严拒,但热情丝毫没有减弱。

the fine rain dampened her face.

小雨润湿了她的脸。

nothing could dampen her enthusiasm.

没有什么可以减少她的热情。

his vegetarianism was no dampener of his drinking.

他的素食主义对他饮酒不起作用。

The bad news dampened our spirits.

这恶耗使得我们精神沮丧。

to dampen clothes before ironing them

在熨之前把衣服打湿

slider switches on the mixers can dampen the drums.

混频器上的滑动开关可以降低鼓声。

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。

It rained for such a short time that it hardly dampened the ground.

雨只下了一会儿几乎没有把地面打湿。

a breeze cooled the mist of perspiration that had dampened her temples.

微风吹凉了打湿她鬓角的汗珠。

原声例句

Even the endless rain that had replaced the snow couldn't dampen his spirits.

即使在大雪过后连绵不断的阴雨天里,他的劲头也没有半点冷却。

来源: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone

Because even though the ground has been dampened, much of the brush is tinder dry.

因为即使地面已经被抑制, 大部分地区仍然非常干燥。

来源: CNN Listening Compilation June 2013

That hasn't dampened the enthusiasm surrounding this event.

但那并没有消减人们关于这次活动的热情。

来源: CNN 10 Student English October 2019 Collection

But being bad judges didn't dampen their confidence.

但判断力不佳并未打击他们的自信。

来源: Science 60 Seconds - Scientific American June 2021 Collection

My sister's crankiness did not dampen my enthusiasm.

我姐姐的暴脾气没有浇灭我的热情。

来源: Young Sheldon Season 4

Walking around in wet conditions can really dampen your mood and your shoes.

走在潮湿的环境下,真的会破坏的你的心情跟鞋子。

来源: Popular Science Essays

We can also say that a negative person dampens the mood of a situation.

我们也可以说,消极的人会使某种情境下的氛围变淡。

来源: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

But neither official outrage nor police intervention seems to have dampened the protesters' enthusiasm.

但无论是官方的愤怒还是警方的干预似乎都没能挫伤抗议者的热情。

来源: NPR News February 2021 Compilation

These events dampened but did not extinguish Twain's cheerful disposition.

这些事很丧气,但并没有改变马克·吐温快乐的个性。

来源: Stories of World Celebrities: Literary Figures and Poets

A slowdown in China and the euro crisis have since dampened global thirsts.

但中国经济的减速与欧洲债务危机削弱了全球的原油需求。

来源: The Economist - Comprehensive

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