- slightly wet潮的。
mass noun
1
- moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or unpleasant effects潮湿。
1.1
damps
archaic damp air or atmosphere〈古〉湿气。
2
- count noun archaic a check or discouragement〈古〉挫败; 气馁：
shame gave a damp to her triumph.
羞愧使她的胜利喜悦减色。
with obj.
1
- make (something) slightly wet使潮湿：
damp a small area with water.
用水打湿一小块地方。
2
- control or restrain (a feeling or a state of affairs)控制, 限制（感情, 事态）：
she tried to damp down her feelings of despair.
她努力控制自己绝望的情绪。
2.1
- make (a fire) burn less strongly by reducing the flow of air to it把（火）调小; 封（火）。
3
- restrict the amplitude of (a vibrating string of a piano or other musical instrument) so as to reduce the volume of sound限止（钢琴或其他乐器琴弦）的音。
3.1
- Physics progressively reduce the amplitude of (an oscillation or vibration)【物理】减幅, 阻尼。
派生词
dampish
adjectivedamply
adverbdampness
noun词源
Middle English （in the noun sense 'noxious inhalation'）： of West Germanic origin; related to a Middle Low German word meaning 'vapour, steam, smoke'.