dampen

C2 CET-4 大学 FREQ #41657 ★☆☆☆☆

vt. 弄湿, 使沮丧 vi. 变湿, 丧气

发音

其它 /ˈdæmpən/

词形变化

dampened dampening dampens 三单 dampens dampening 现在分词 dampened 过去式 dampened 过去分词

教材释义与例句

动词

抑制；使…沮丧；使…潮湿

动词

潮湿；丧气

释义与例句

v. C2
  1. 1.

    To make damp or moist; to make moderately wet.

    及物
  2. 2.

    To become damp or moist.

    不及物
  3. 3.

    To lessen; to dull; to make less intense (said of emotions and non-physical things).

    及物

    We won't let the bad news dampen our spirits.

    He was dreadfully familiar with everything, and talked about some places we were longing to see in a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm.

  4. 4.

    To suppress vibrations (mechanical) or oscillations (electrical) by converting energy to heat (or some other form of energy).

    及物
  5. 5.

    To become damped or deadened.

    不及物

词汇关系

动词

同义词 10

break wash dull mute damp soften weaken stifle deaden muffle

上位词 10

check break wet delay blunt damp retard suppress soften weaken

下位词 9

choke damp suffocate baste deaden deafen moisturize humidify moisturise

相关短语

dampen down dampen off

词源

From damp + -en.

来源：wiktionary