damp down

英 [dæmp daʊn]

美 [dæmp daʊn]

抑制，平息（强烈的感情、争吵或危机）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 抑制，平息（强烈的感情、争吵或危机)
  Todamp downsomething such as a strong emotion, an argument, or a crisis means to make it calmer or less intense.
  1. His hand moved to his mouth as he tried to damp down the panic...
     他用手捂住嘴巴，力图平息内心的恐慌。
  2. The entire spending boost could go on wage demands unless expectations are damped down.
     除非降低预期，否则整个支出增长计划可能会导致加薪要求。

双语例句

• The time-varying mass matrix, damp matrix and stiffness matrix of track spatial vibration were set up by using the principle of stationary total potential energy in elastic system dynamics, and the technology of track "added and cut down".
  运用弹性系统总势能不变值原理，采用轨道不断“增加和缩减”技术，建立直线轨道结构空间振动时变质量、阻尼和刚度矩阵。
• Don't forget to damp down the fire before going to bed.
  上床睡觉之前，别忘了封火。
• His hand moved to his mouth as he tried to damp down the panic
  他用手捂住嘴巴，力图平息内心的恐慌。
• But in many businesses, many batches of customers leave from company every day, which prevents enterprises to absorb new customer, and to damp down the morale of the employees, which will ultimately affect the profits of the enterprise.
  但在很多业务中，大量顾客流失，既妨碍企业吸收新顾客，也挫伤了员工的士气，最终影响企业的利润。
• Difficults and failures didn't damp down his enthusiasm.
  困难和失败没有挫伤的他的热情。
• That scab union was a tool used by the capitalists in their vain attempt to damp down the labour movement.
  那个黄色工会是资本家妄图用来扑灭工人运动的工具。
• Use damp film to add wet technology, in cooperation with aeration technology and centrifuger fan down circulation ventilation technology, to aerate the wheat that is going to be carried outside the warehouse to adjust the moisture content.
  采用湿膜加湿技术，配合智能通风控制和离心风机下行式循环通风技术，对待出库的整仓小麦进行通风调质试验。
• At the time, the concession was enough to damp down congressional ire.
  当时，北京方面的让步足以压下美国国会的怒火。
• Nothing could damp down my passion.
  任何事情都不能磨灭我的激情。
• We may damp down the fire furnace for the night.
  我们可以把火炉子封上过夜。