中文翻译与英英解释

vt.
1.使潮湿。
2.抑制；减少；减轻。
短语和例子
dampen a sponge 把海绵弄湿。 dampen sb.'s spirits 打击某人的情绪。
vi.
变潮湿。

make moist; "The dew moistened the meadows"
同义词：moisten, wash,

lessen in force or effect; "soften a shock"; "break a fall"
同义词：damp, soften, weaken, break,

check; keep in check (a fire)

make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible; "muffle the message"
同义词：deaden, damp,

smother or suppress; "Stifle your curiosity"
同义词：stifle,

reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
同义词：muffle, mute, dull, damp, tone down,

例句与用法

His pleasure was considerably dampened .
他的愉快心情不久就给大大冲淡了。

Morale should be boosted , not dampened .
气可鼓而不可泄。

Dew would dampen the earth .
露水滋润着大地。

The camp supplies dampened during the long rainy season .
营地的补给品在漫长的雨季里受潮了。

We took a walk, but my spirits were very sadly dampened .
我们去散步了，可是我心情十二万分消沉。

If you are not drowned, your confidence can be severely dampened .
即使不被淹死，你的信心也会受到严重挫伤。

Allende met with six strike leaders to dampen the violence .
阿连德与六位罢工领导人会晤以缓和暴力事件的发展。

Government intervention to dampen these price increases could reduce society's well-being .
政府干预阻抑价格上涨只会降低社会的福利。

Discussion of the communiqué was dampened by the inconvenient fact that most members of our party had not yet seen it .
讨论公报有点减色和不便，因为我们代表团的大部分成员还没有看到公报。

Something is dampening your fire , mrs . mortmain
能压下你心中的火焰吗默曼夫人