damp

adjective

/dæmp/

(comparative damper, superlative dampest)

Idioms

slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant潮湿的；微湿的；湿气重的
- The cottage was cold and damp.这小屋又冷又湿。
- It feels damp in here.这地方使人感到潮乎乎的。
- damp clothes潮湿的衣服
- Wipe the surface with a damp cloth.用湿布擦表面。
Synonyms wet
wetmoist ▪ damp ▪ soaked ▪ drenched ▪ saturatedThese words all describe things covered with or full of liquid, especially water.
wet covered with or full of liquid, especially water:
The car had skidded on the wet road.汽车在湿路上打滑了。
You’ll get wet (= in the rain) if you go out now.你现在出去就会被淋湿。
moist slightly wet, often in a way that is pleasant or useful:
a lovely rich moist cake可爱的松软味浓的蛋糕
damp slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant:
The cottage was cold and damp.这小屋又冷又湿。
soaked (rather informal) very wet:
You’re soaked through! (= completely wet)你都湿透了！
drenched very wet:
We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin.我们遇上了暴雨，回到家时浑身湿透了。
soaked or drenched?Both of these words can be used with with or in: soaked/drenched with/in sweat/blood. Soaked but not usually drenched can also be used before a noun: their soaked clothes • their drenched clothes
saturated very wet:
The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything.地已经浸透，种什么东西都是白搭。
Patterns
- wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated with something
- soaked/drenched in something
- somebody’s coat/shirt/shoes/clothes/hair is/are wet/damp/soaked/drenched
- wet/moist/damp/saturated ground/earth
- to get wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated
Extra Examples
- Our clothes had got a bit damp.我们的衣服有点儿潮。
- The rain had made the walls damp.雨把墙壁弄得潮乎乎的。
- The room smelled damp.这房间闻起来有潮气。
Topics Weatherc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
verbs
- be
- feel
- look
- …
adverb
- extremely
- fairly
- very
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (in the noun sense ‘noxious inhalation’): of West Germanic origin; related to a Middle Low German word meaning ‘vapour, steam, smoke’.

Idioms

a damp squib

(British English, informal) an event that is disappointing because it is not as exciting or impressive as expected哑炮；令人失望的事；令人扫兴的事
- The celebrations were a bit of a damp squib.庆祝活动有点阴暗。

damp

noun

/dæmp/

[uncountable] (British English)

the state of being slightly wet ; areas on a wall, etc. that are slightly wet 潮湿；潮气；湿气；湿块
- The old house smells of damp.这老房子散发出一股潮气。
- Those marks above the window look like damp to me.窗子上面的那些印迹看上去像是水渍。
- The surveyor found damp in the kitchen.房屋监理发现厨房里有地方返潮。
see also rising dampTopics Buildingsc1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- penetrating
- rising
verb + damp
- have
- suffer from
- check for
- …
Word OriginMiddle English (in the noun sense ‘noxious inhalation’): of West Germanic origin; related to a Middle Low German word meaning ‘vapour, steam, smoke’.

damp

verb

/dæmp/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they damp	/dæmp/ /dæmp/
he / she / it damps	/dæmps/ /dæmps/
past simple damped	/dæmpt/ /dæmpt/
past participle damped	/dæmpt/ /dæmpt/
-ing form damping	/ˈdæmpɪŋ/ /ˈdæmpɪŋ/

Phrasal Verbs

(also more frequent dampen)
damp something to make something slightly wet弄湿；使潮湿
- She damped a towel and wrapped it round his leg.她弄湿毛巾，把它裹在他的腿上。
Word OriginMiddle English (in the noun sense ‘noxious inhalation’): of West Germanic origin; related to a Middle Low German word meaning ‘vapour, steam, smoke’.

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