dampen

US [ˈdæmpən]
UK ['dæmpən]
  • v.抑制；弄湿；使潮湿
  • Web减弱；减震；沮丧
Simple Present：dampens  Present Participle：dampening  Past Tense：dampened  

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dampen
v.
1.
~ sth
弄湿；使潮湿to make sth slightly wet
Perspiration dampened her face and neck.
她的脸和脖子都汗津津的。
He dampened his hair to make it lie flat.
他把头发弄湿，梳得平平的。
2.
~ sth
抑制，控制，减弱（感情、反应等）to make sth such as a feeling or a reaction less strong
None of the setbacks could dampen his enthusiasm for the project.
任何挫折都不能减弱他对这个项目的热情。
She wasn't going to let anything dampen her spirits today.
她不想让任何事情来影响她今天的兴致。

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1.
Dampen the fabric completely if it has heavy wrinkles. Soak it in a tub and wring it out or spray with a spray bottle.
如果丝绸衣服上出现很多严重的褶皱，将衣物完全浸湿。将衣服在盆里浸泡，然后拧干，或者用喷瓶喷水。
rú guǒ sī chóu yī fu shàng chū xiàn hěn duō yán zhòng de zhě zhòu , jiāng yī wù wán quán jìn shī 。 jiāng yī fu zài pén lǐ jìn pào , rán hòu nǐng gān , huò zhě yòng pēn píng pēn shuǐ 。
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2.
Although the restaurant was packed and people had to wait to be seated, this did not dampen the spirit of cooperation or generous giving.
虽然地方挤迫，要轮候座位，但大家都非常合作及迁就。
suī rán dì fāng jǐ pò , yào lún hòu zuò wèi , dàn dà jiā dōu fēi cháng hé zuò jí qiān jiù 。
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3.
He said the public sector spending squeeze expected after the next election would dampen growth.
他说，预期下届选举之后出现的公共部门开支缩减将会对英国经济的增长造成打击。
tā shuō , yù qī xià jiè xuǎn jǔ zhī hòu chū xiàn de gōng gòng bù mén kāi zhī suō jiǎn jiāng huì duì yīng guó jīng jì de zēng zhǎng zào chéng dǎ jī 。
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4.
The news did not dampen investor exuberance in the United States or elsewhere, as financial markets worldwide rallied sharply higher.
这个消息没有让美国投资人受到打击，世界各地投资人也不受影响，星期四各国股市普遍上扬。
zhè ge xiāo xi méi yǒu ràng měi guó tóu zī rén shòu dào dǎ jī , shì jiè gè dì tóu zī rén yě bù shòu yǐng xiǎng , xīng qī sì gè guó gǔ shì pǔ biàn shàng yáng 。
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5.
The largely unseen presence of that huge Turkish garrison is enough to dampen the optimism of many Greek-Cypriots.
土耳其为数众多的驻军虽鲜为人知，但其力量足以浇灭许多希腊族人的统一热情。
tǔ ěr qí wéi shù zhòng duō de zhù jūn suī xiǎn wéi rén zhī , dàn qí lì liang zú yǐ jiāo miè xǔ duō xī là zú rén de tǒng yī rè qíng 。
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6.
Cai Lixin, head of iron ore for Tianjian Zelong Steel, said the energy measures would not dampen steel production next year.
天津泽龙钢材贸易有限公司负责人蔡立新表示，限电措施不会影响明年的钢铁产量。
tiān jīn zé lóng gāng cái mào yì yǒu xiàn gōng sī fù zé rén cài lì xīn biǎo shì , xiàn diàn cuò shī bú huì yǐng xiǎng míng nián de gāng tiě chǎn liàng 。
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7.
Further, it is unknown how much the Earth will dampen temperature increases.
进一步讲，我们根本不知道地球还会上升多少度。
jìn yí bù jiǎng , wǒ men gēn běn bù zhī dào dì qiú hái huì shàng shēng duō shao dù 。
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8.
Such a state of affairs , if allowed to remain unchanged , would dampen farmer's enthusiasm.
如果不改变这种情况，就会严重挫伤农民积极性。
rú guǒ bù gǎi biàn zhè zhǒng qíng kuàng , jiù huì yán zhòng cuò shāng nóng mín jī jí xìng 。
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9.
This setback did not, however, dampen Merkel's mood, as she showed when Ireland and Greece sought an easing of their bailout terms.
不过，从爱尔兰和希腊要求减轻对其救助的条件后默克尔的表现看，让步并未对她的情绪造成影响。
bú guò , cóng ài ěr lán hé xī là yāo qiú jiǎn qīng duì qí jiù zhù de tiáo jiàn hòu mò kè ěr de biǎo xiàn kàn , ràng bù bìng wèi duì tā de qíng xù zào chéng yǐng xiǎng 。
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Together with an increase in bank lending, this was sufficient upbeat news to dampen expectations of a new stimulus package.
加上银行信贷的增长，这足以构成利好消息，降低了对新刺激计划的预期。
jiā shang yín háng xìn dài de zēng zhǎng , zhè zú yǐ gòu chéng lì hǎo xiāo xi , jiàng dī le duì xīn cì jī jì huà de yù qī 。
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