| 单词 | damp |
| 释义 | damp adj (-er, -est) 1 not completely dry; slightly wet 不完全乾燥的; 潮湿的: damp clothes 潮湿的衣服 a damp surface 潮湿的表面 Don´t sleep between damp sheets. 睡觉时不要用潮湿的被褥. 2 (idm 习语) a damp `squib (infml 口) event, etc that is much less impressive than expected 未达预期效果的事等 The party was a bit of a damp squib. 这次聚会有些扫兴. damp, n [U] 1 state of being damp 潮湿: Air the clothes to get the damp out. 晾晾衣服以驱潮气. Don´t stay outside in the damp, ie in the damp atmosphere. 外面潮湿, 不要待在外面. 2 = fire-damp (fire1). damp v 1 [Tn] = dampen 1. 2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (down) (a) reduce (noise, etc) 减低（声音等） Soft material damps down vibrations. 柔软的材料可防震. (b) make (sth) less strong; restrain 使（某物）减弱; 抑制 damp (down) sb´s spirits, energy, ardour, etc 打击某人的情绪、 干劲、 热情等. 3 (phr v) damp sth down cause sth to burn more slowly (by adding ash, etc or reducing the flow of air) 使某物燃烧缓慢（加入灰等或减弱气流） We damped the fire down before we went to bed. 我们临睡觉前封好了火. |
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