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

• 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。
• The rise in interest rates had had some dampening effect on the property market.
  利率上升在一定程度上压抑了物业市道。
• Indeed, both individuals and companies may be tempted to increase their self-insurance, thus further dampening economic activity.
  实际上，个人和公司可能都想让自己更安全一些，这种想法会进一步抑制经济活动。
• A sufficient slowdown in economic growth would have a dampening effect on the price of oil.
  经济增长率的明显放缓将会对油价上涨有着抑制作用。
• "Dampening of positive emotions may rob one of the restorative benefits of close personal relations, vacations and hobbies," he said.
  “阻尼积极的情绪可剥夺密切的私人关系，休假和爱好所带来的修复益处，”他说。
• It is thought that our memory of what we have eaten plays a key role in dampening appetite.
  据认为，记忆在进食过程中有着重要的作用，它能抑制我们的食欲。
• Fortunately for us all, they seem uncowed by the harsh economic realities of today's wine market, dogged by a serious grape glut which is having a dampening effect on prices – to the detriment of producers and to the benefit of consumers.
  对我们所有人来说幸运的是，他们似乎并未被当今葡萄酒市场严酷的经济现实所吓倒。如今市场上葡萄供应量严重过剩，大大压低了价格，这损害了酿造商的利益，但造福了消费者。
• 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。
• But forthetimebeing, the high food prices are dampening the festival mood.
  但是目前，高居不下的粮食价格给节日蒙上了阴郁的气氛。
• 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。