dampen

verb

1. 弄湿；使潮湿
   to make sth slightly wet
   1. Perspiration dampened her face and neck.
      她的脸和脖子都汗津津的。
   2. He dampened his hair to make it lie flat.
      他把头发弄湿，梳得平平的。
2. 抑制，控制，减弱（感情、反应等）
   to make sth such as a feeling or a reaction less strong
   1. None of the setbacks could dampen his enthusiasm for the project.
      任何挫折都不能减弱他对这个项目的热情。
   2. She wasn't going to let anything dampen her spirits today.
      她不想让任何事情来影响她今天的兴致。

1. VERB 降低，减弱，抑制(热情、激动等)
   To dampen something 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. To dampen something down means the same as to dampen it.
      
   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。
2. VERB 使潮湿;弄湿
   If you dampen something, 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。

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. 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。
4. His equivocal response has done nothing to dampen the speculation.
   他模棱两可的回应丝毫没有消除人们的猜疑。
5. Don't dampen the enthusiasm of the masses.
   不要损伤大家的积极性。
6. This is for yourself alone, I do not wish to dampen the enthusiasm.
   这句话是说给你一个人听的，因为我不愿泼冷水。
7. An eloquent memo to staff can quell fears, dampen dissent, or inspire people to reach new heights.
   对员工有说服力的提醒能消除恐惧，排除异议，鼓舞员工达到新高度。
8. He then set off for Brazil, where England's disappointing World Cup performance failed to dampen the experience.
   然后他启程去了巴西，在这里，英格兰队令人失望的世界杯表现并没有影响他旅行的兴致。
9. Loans account for 70% of all new-car purchases, and it was hoped that this would dampen demand.
   贷款占到所有新车购买比重的70%，因此政府希望此举可以抑制购买需求。
10. Dampen down the bath tub and the surrounding tiles with water.
    向浴缸和周围的瓷砖洒水。
11. To begin with, dampen the face brush with a little water and dip into the Ayurvedic clay.
    开始的时候，用一点水弄湿面刷，然后蘸到阿育吠陀泥中。
12. These measures not only dampen disruptive vibrations even more, but also improve rolling comfort.
    这些措施不仅进一步缓和了破坏性振动，而且还提高了滚动舒适性。
13. Not even defeat could dampen the enthusiasm of his supporters.
    即使失败也不能使他的支持者的热情受挫。
14. First, dollar weakness may well dampen enthusiasm for fixed income funds.
    首先，美元疲软很可能会减弱投资者对固定收益基金的热情。
15. It does not dampen their hopes.
    这并没有抑制它们的希望。
16. This leads many to propose a standard solution to rebalancing: China must increase consumption and dampen investment.
    这使得许多人提出了一种实现再平衡的标准解决方案：中国必须增加消费，抑制投资。
17. If I were a piece of dark clouds, I will dampen the flames in the hearts of others.
    如果我是一片乌云，我会浇灭别人心中的火焰。
18. With aims too high you dampen the pleasure of life and will turn your striving into suffering.
    太大的目标会让你失去生活应有的快乐，会使这个奋斗过程成为一种痛苦的折磨。
19. Oil and other commodity prices have also declined," which should dampen policymakers'concerns about rising inflation," Higgens said.
    他指出，原油和其他大宗商品的价格也已回落，“这应当会舒缓决策者对通胀抬头的担忧情绪”。
20. If you dampen laundry, it's much easier to iron it.
    要是你把洗好的衣服弄湿一点，熨起来就容易多了。
21. The government has been trying to dampen expectation of a quick economic recovery.
    政府一直在设法抑制人们对经济迅速复苏的期望。
22. Moreover, the recent conflict in the Levant may also dampen confidence in the region.
    此外，最近黎凡特的冲突也可能会影响对该地区的信心。
23. China raises interest rates in a move to dampen inflation and stop the economy overheating.
    中国举起一个变动的利率抑制通货膨胀而且停止经济过分的经济活动。
24. Attempted tightening on this scale would dampen the economy and risk creating a vicious cycle of debt and deflation.
    如此大规模的紧缩尝试将对经济构成打击，并可能会制造一个债务和通缩的恶性循环。
25. We should not dampen their initiative; that would not be good for us.
    而不要去损害这种积极性，损害了对我们不利。
26. If housing were like any other consumer good, rising prices should eventually dampen demand.
    如果房地产同其他任何消费品一样的话，那么走高的价格最终应当会抑制需求。
27. However, it also acts to dampen the immune system, which may make us susceptible to infections.
    然而它也削弱了免疫系统。这会使我们易于受传染病的危害。
28. The BCG vaccine boosts the TH1 response, but does not dampen the TH2 one.
    卡介苗促进了TH1的反应，但是不会削弱TH2。
29. Inflation threats have created a dilemma for policymakers who are anxious not to dampen growth unnecessarily.
    对于希望不到万不得已的时候不要抑制增长的政策制定者而言，通胀威胁给他们制造了一种两难困境。
30. I want to dampen speculation that the school is going to close.
    我想对关于关闭学校的猜测予以否认人。

  wet dampen soak【导航词义：弄湿】

  wet v. 弄湿，打湿

〔辨析〕普通用词，通常指用水或其他液体把某物弄湿。

  dampen v. 使潮湿；变潮湿

〔辨析〕指用水等把某物弄湿或略微弄湿，或湿气等使某物变潮湿。

  soak v. 使湿透，浸湿

〔辨析〕指被雨水等完全淋湿，也可指用浸泡等方法使某物湿透。

verb

1. make moist
   1. The dew moistened the meadows

   Synonym:    moistenwash

2. lessen in force or effect
   1. soften a shock
   2. break a fall

   Synonym:    dampsoftenweakenbreak

3. check

4. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
   1. muffle the message

   Synonym:    deadendamp

5. smother or suppress
   1. Stifle your curiosity

   Synonym:    stifle

6. reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)

7. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

   Synonym:    mufflemutedulldamptone down