dampening

英 [ˈdæmpənɪŋ]

美 [ˈdæmpənɪŋ]

v.  弄湿; 使潮湿; 抑制，控制，减弱(感情、反应等)
dampen的现在分词

现在分词：dampening　

化学

COCA.37119

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。

英英释义

noun

• the act of making something slightly wet
  Synonym:moistening

双语例句

• The wide gap between the two sides is dampening optimism that the Istanbul talks will make substantial progress in resolving Iran's nuclear stance.
  双方的分歧巨大，这给有关伊斯坦布尔会谈将在解决伊朗核立场问题上取得实质性进展的乐观情绪泼上了冷水。
• By turning back to the wisdom of the Stoic philosophers, we may find a helpful way of tempering some of our expectations and dampening our shock at disasters and bloodshed.
  回顾一下斯多噶学派哲人的智慧，我们或许能找到一种有益的方法，从而调节我们的种种期望，并减轻灾难和流血带来的震惊。
• As well as dampening down demand, the Chinese have been trying to increase supply.
  除了压制需求，中国人还在试图增加供给。
• These gauges offer a significant cushioning and dampening effect.
  同时对被测介质的脉动有明显的缓冲效果。
• That the Party's policy of state monopoly for the purchase and marketing of grain and its policy on co-operation were dampening the peasants 'enthusiasm for production;
  因为党的粮食统购统销政策和合作化政策，使得农民的生产积极性降低了；
• Ancient buildings tend to have a huge roof and extended eaves. This is to prevent rain from dampening the walls.
  古代建筑习惯用大屋顶和出檐，目的是防止雨水淋湿墙体。
• Strong internal demand is going to provide a safety net in 2012, dampening the effect of a slowdown in exports.
  强劲的内需将在2012年为德国经济铺就一张安全网，减少出口放缓的影响。
• Business spending was also weaker and the global growth slowdown was "dampening the prospects for US exports".
  商业支出也在减弱，而全球经济增长放缓正“抑制美国出口前景”。
• The industry's immediate response was to develop dampening technologies.
  产业的立即反应是制定抑制技术。
• High oil prices, capacity constraints and gradually rising interest rates are the key factors that have been dampening the global expansion.
  高油价、生产能力制约和利率的逐渐攀升都是影响全球扩展的关键因素。