| 单词 | damp |
| 释义 | dampWord family verbdampennoundamperdampingdampishnessdampnessdamp-proof coursedampadjectivedampishdampyadverbdamply damp1 /dæmp/ ●●○ adjectiveadj 1 WETslightly wet, often in an unpleasant way 潮湿的 Wipe the leather with a damp cloth. 用湿布擦拭皮面。 a cold, damp day ► see thesaurus at wet 寒冷潮湿的一天 2. damp squib DISAPPOINTED British EnglishBrE informal something that is intended to be exciting, effective etc, but which is disappointing 〔未达到预期效果而〕使人失望的事；湿水爆竹 Examples from the Corpus damp squib• The fireworks display that heralded the opening of Antwerp 93 went off like a damp squib.• The traditional Easter turkey boom - the second biggest after Christmas - was a damp squib because hard-up families bought cheaper chickens. —dampness noun [uncountableU] —damply adverbadv THESAURUS things 物体 damp slightly wet 潮湿的 Iron the shirt while it is still damp. 趁衬衫还没有全干的时候熨烫。 a damp cloth 一块湿布 moist slightly wet, especially when this is pleasant or how something should be 湿润的〔尤指令人感觉舒服或本应如此〕 a moist chocolate cake 滑润的巧克力蛋糕 The cream helps to keep your skin moist. 这种乳霜可以让您的肌肤保持滋润。 Make sure that the soil is moist. 要确保土壤湿润。 clammy slightly wet and sticky, in an unpleasant way – used especially about someone’s skin 〔尤指皮肤〕又湿又黏的 air/weather 空气/天气His hands were cold and clammy. 他的双手冷冰冰、黏糊糊的。 damp slightly wet, especially in a cold unpleasant way 潮湿的〔尤指寒冷、令人不适〕 It was a cold damp morning. 这是个寒冷潮湿的早晨。 humid hot and damp in an unpleasant way 湿热的 Florida can be very humid in the summer. 佛罗里达夏天有时非常湿热。 muggy warm and damp and making you feel uncomfortable 闷热潮湿的 This muggy weather gives me a headache. 这种闷热潮湿的天气让我头痛。 dank dank air is cold and damp and smells unpleasant – used especially about the air inside a room 〔尤指室内空气〕潮湿阴冷的 The dank air smelled of stale sweat. 潮湿阴冷的空气里有汗臭味。 Examples from the Corpus damp• Be careful you don't slip - the grass is damp.• Don't put that shirt on. It's still damp.• My hair's still a little damp.• He loved the smell of the woods, and the damp alluvial soil that covered these mountains like a blanket.• It would not be damp and she would not be so weary.• Wipe with a damp cloth and grill them, or top each one with a spoonful of stuffing, then bake.• Clean the counter with a damp cloth.• Leonora lay gasping, arms outflung, eyes closed, her hair a tangled mass of damp curls against the pillow.• It's cold and damp outside - make sure you wear a warm coat.• Just wipe off the surface with a damp paper towel.• The great avenues of live oaks meant to grace their approaches now just cast a damp shade.• There was a damp spot on the ceiling.• Then it dashed to the ground near me, dug under a leaf, and pulled up a damp spruce cone.• Sleeping bags can become damp through normal use.• Hair sprouted in damp, unexplored crevices.• At first I hated the damp weather in Britain. damp2 noun [uncountableU] British EnglishBrE 1 WETwater in walls or in the air that causes things to be slightly wet 潮湿；湿气 Damp had stained the walls. 墙上留下了潮湿的痕迹。 Examples from the Corpus damp• The constant cold and damp made Tony feel even worse.• A cold damp hung about the beechwood furniture and clung to the velour drapes.• He gazed at the tiny drops of damp caught in the electric of her hair.• The damp retreated down the walls, the gardens came back to life and there was fresh food in the kitchen. damp3 verb [transitiveT] 1.to dampen something 使潮湿 2.damp something ↔ down phrasal verbphr v BURNto make a fire burn more slowly, often by covering it with ash 减弱〔火势〕，〔常指用盖灰的方法〕封〔火〕 Examples from the Corpus damp down• Sandra: I turned a tap on and damped it down.• Then, as he climbed higher, a thick, damp mist came down and covered everything.• The damp retreated down the walls, the gardens came back to life and there was fresh food in the kitchen. Examples from the Corpus damp• Political upheaval in the Soviet Union damped demand in that market.• The ground mist clung closely to the hedgerows, discouraging the birds and damping down all sound.• She predicted that 1996 will damp employment growth in New Jersey.• The low price of soybeans has damped farmers' interest in the crop.• Holidays in Tokyo and New York damped interest today.• Brownian motion is always present, but it is damped out in some dynamical systems and magnified in others.• A soft retail sales environment and pre-Christmas snowstorms damped results for many retailers.• They tend to avoid US-style controls for damping sudden speculative movements by closing down a market for a particular period.• Damp the sound with the pedal after each beat. (1300-1400) Middle Low German |
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