dampened

英 [ˈdæmpənd]

美 [ˈdæmpənd]

v.  弄湿; 使潮湿; 抑制，控制，减弱(感情、反应等)
dampen的过去分词和过去式

过去分词：dampened　

BNC.41368 / COCA.34328

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。

双语例句

• 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。
• We begin this New Year with dampened enthusiasm and dented optimism.
  我们在带着沮丧的热情和不容乐观中开始了新的一年。
• I think the accident dampened his enthusiasm for the sport for a while.
  我想那次事故在一段时间内使他对运动的热情有所减退。
• The thunder storm dampened our enjoyment of the picnic, literally and metaphorically.
  这场雷雨给我们野餐兴致名符其实地浇了冷水。
• Market volatility and an absence of large listings have dampened share issuance in Asian share markets.
  市场表现波动，加上缺乏大型公司招股上市，令亚洲企业减少发行股份。
• My palms dampened as I saw water rippled under the wings and thought chances were good we ended up in the sea water if it were not for the expertise of the pilots.
  当我看见机翼下的水波时，手心都湿透了。如果不是飞行员技术精湛的话，我们太可能降落在海水里了。
• The bad news dampened our spirit for going out for a picnic.
  我们原本打算外出野餐，但是突如其来的坏消息给我们破了盆冷水。
• Moisture from an underground river had dampened the walls.
  地下河的湿气使周围墙壁也很潮湿。
• Yung added that several international buyers had bid for the stone but "confusion over exchange rates" had caused the auctioneer to retract some bids and may have dampened buyer enthusiasm.
  Yung还说有几名国际买家也开价但是由于对“汇率混乱”引起拍卖人撤销了一些出价从而打击了买家的热情性。
• Morale should be boosted, not dampened.
  气可鼓而不可泄。