dampens

英 [ˈdæmpənz]

美 [ˈdæmpənz]

v.  弄湿; 使潮湿; 抑制，控制，减弱(感情、反应等)
dampen的第三人称单数

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.
  1. Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm...
     似乎没有什么能让他那持久的热情消退。
  2. 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？
  3. Todampensomethingdownmeans the same as todampenit.
     dampen down 同 dampen
  4. 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。
  5. 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。
• VERB 使潮湿;弄湿
  If youdampensomething, you make it slightly wet.
  1. 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。

双语例句

• They have a lot of weasel language that softens and dampens safeguards, Mr. Rainey said.
  雷尼说：提案中有很多狡猾的措辞，软化并削弱了保障性的条文。
• His killing dampens hopes of starting peace negotiations with Taliban insurgents and also will hamper efforts to keep regional and ethnic rivalries, which feed the insurgency, in check.
  此次刺杀事件将会令阿富汗与塔利班叛乱者开始和谈的希望暗淡，同时也会妨碍阿富汗为控制地区和民族纷争做出的努力。
• The low field MRI fat suppresses the sequence, in the knee joint bone dampens the application
  低场MRI脂肪抑制序列在膝关节骨挫伤中的应用
• Under this background, the information of national second-hand vehicle trade market is seriously asymmetrical, which not only dampens the enthusiasm of second-hand vehicle consumers but also impacts the sustainable, steady and rapid development of national second-hand vehicle trade market.
  在这种背景环境下，使得我国的二手车市场存在着严重的信息不对称问题，不仅挫伤了二手车消费者的积极性，同时也影响了二手车市场持续、稳定、快速的发展。
• The engine oil also absorbs the shock and dampens the noise of moving parts.
  机油也吸收了震动和降低噪音的移动部件。
• Literary critics find the form and structure of her poetry innovative, her irregular use of language even dampens the ardor of general readers who are usually confused by such unconventional experiment.
  她的诗形式与结构新颖独特，甚至是怪异，她对语言超越常规的运用甚至困阻了读者的阅读。
• It dampens economic development and tears at the fabric of societies.
  这种情况阻碍了经济发展，造成了社会结构的裂痕。
• Trying to artificially hold down prices has heavy costs for domestic producers, encourages consumption, and dampens energy production over time.
  试图人为压低能源价格将令国内生产商付出沉重代价，同时会刺激能源消费，而在长期内抑制能源生产。
• Financial fraud of listed company is a serious problem which hinders the development of capital market 、 dampens the confidence of investors and causes significant damage to the interests of the investors.
  上市公司财务舞弊是阻碍资本市场发展，挫伤投资者信心和损害投资者经济利益的重大问题。
• Past studies have also indicated that meditation reduces stress hormone levels and dampens the sympathetic nervous system, which triggers the body's stress response.
  过去的研究显示，冥想能够减少紧张性荷尔蒙水平，削弱引发人体发生紧张反应的交感神经系统。