dampened
英 [ˈdæmpənd]
美 [ˈdæmpənd]
v. 弄湿; 使潮湿; 抑制,控制,减弱(感情、反应等)
dampen的过去分词和过去式
过去分词:dampened
BNC.41368 / COCA.34328
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.
dampen down 同 dampen - 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.
双语例句
- Yung added that several international buyers had bid for the stone but "confusion over exchange rates" had caused the auctioneer to retract some bids and may have dampened buyer enthusiasm.
Yung还说有几名国际买家也开价但是由于对“汇率混乱”引起拍卖人撤销了一些出价从而打击了买家的热情性。 - So far, this political triumph has boosted confidence in India more than the budget deficit has dampened it.
到目前为止,这一政治辉煌不仅缓和了财政赤字还提升了印度人民的信心。 - Mobile phone ownership in Asia has surged despite the regional financial crisis, which dampened consumption.
亚洲地区发生金融危机,抑制了消费,而亚洲的手机族人数却猛增。 - Changes in Chinese visitors 'spending patterns have dampened Hong Kong's retail revenue as well, he said.
他说,大陆游客消费模式的变化也对香港的零售额构成拖累。 - We have dampened her mating instinct.
我们已削弱她的交配本能。 - We took a walk, but my spirits were very very sadly dampened.
我们去散步了,可是我心情十二万分消沉。 - And even having limited resources with many labs unable to afford basic refrigeration has not dampened researchers'enthusiasm.
即便是资源的有限许多实验室甚至买不起基本的冷藏设施也没有抑制住科学家的热情。 - 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。 - Have a soft, clean cloth dampened with a detergent or alcohol.
使用一块用清洁剂或者酒精蘸湿的柔软、清洁的布片。 - Moisture from an underground river had dampened the walls.
地下河的湿气使周围墙壁也很潮湿。