dampening

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.
      dampen down 同 dampen
   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. Indeed, both individuals and companies may be tempted to increase their self-insurance, thus further dampening economic activity.
   实际上，个人和公司可能都想让自己更安全一些，这种想法会进一步抑制经济活动。
2. It is thought that our memory of what we have eaten plays a key role in dampening appetite.
   据认为，记忆在进食过程中有着重要的作用，它能抑制我们的食欲。
3. The bottom line is that any policy designed to rebalance economic growth will have to raise household incomes while dampening down the saving rate.
   关键是，任何旨在再平衡经济增长的政策，都得在增加家庭收入的同时降低储蓄率。
4. Abstract: The principle, selection and usage of the rubber dampening pad for noise control of the ball grinding mill are introduced in the paper.
   文摘：介绍了橡胶减振垫在球磨机降噪中的原理、选用原则及应用情况。
5. Ancient buildings tend to have a huge roof and extended eaves. This is to prevent rain from dampening the walls.
   古代建筑习惯用大屋顶和出檐，目的是防止雨水淋湿墙体。
6. At this point, over-indulgence certainly needs a control or dampening.
   就这点来说，需要控制或抑制下过度放纵。
7. Currently, many Chinese economists have warned that too fast appreciation of yuan is set to damage the Chinese economy by dampening exports and reducing employment.
   目前，不少中国的经济学家警告说，人民币升值过快会对中国经济造成不利的影响，因为人民币升值会影响出口，减少就业机会。
8. High oil prices, capacity constraints and gradually rising interest rates are the key factors that have been dampening the global expansion.
   高油价、生产能力制约和利率的逐渐攀升都是影响全球扩展的关键因素。
9. This kind of condition is affecting the education for all-around development implementation directly, also is seriously dampening the enthusiasm which the student studies.
   这种状况直接影响着素质教育的实施，也严重影响着学生学习的积极性。
10. But forthetimebeing, the high food prices are dampening the festival mood.
    但是目前，高居不下的粮食价格给节日蒙上了阴郁的气氛。
11. Pisces can be emotionally draining for the Archer at times, too much Water dampening Sagittarius'Fiery spirit.
    双鱼有时有点情绪低落，让射手如火的热情受到压抑。
12. Taking the Punchbowl in this way may have the beneficial effect of dampening the boom but, in any case, the system would be in a better position to absorb the bust without systemic distress.
    以这种方式拿走大酒碗，可能产生抑制繁荣的有益作用，但无论如何，当繁荣转为低迷时，金融体系将能够更好地承受，而不至于出现系统性危机。
13. This should have a dampening impact on regional stock markets and on asset markets which are most closely linked with Chinese demand, she says.
    这应该会对地区股市以及与中国需求联系最为紧密的资产市场产生负面影响，简表示。
14. A sufficient slowdown in economic growth would have a dampening effect on the price of oil.
    经济增长率的明显放缓将会对油价上涨有着抑制作用。
15. "If you have emotional dampening, you may distrust others because you cannot read emotional meaning in their face or their verbal communications," he said.
    “如果你有情感阻尼，你可能不信任别人，因为你不能阅读别人的面部表情和言语情感，”他说。
16. Fortunately for us all, they seem uncowed by the harsh economic realities of today's wine market, dogged by a serious grape glut which is having a dampening effect on prices – to the detriment of producers and to the benefit of consumers.
    对我们所有人来说幸运的是，他们似乎并未被当今葡萄酒市场严酷的经济现实所吓倒。如今市场上葡萄供应量严重过剩，大大压低了价格，这损害了酿造商的利益，但造福了消费者。
17. "Dampening of positive emotions may rob one of the restorative benefits of close personal relations, vacations and hobbies," he said.
    “阻尼积极的情绪可剥夺密切的私人关系，休假和爱好所带来的修复益处，”他说。
18. By turning back to the wisdom of the Stoic philosophers, we may find a helpful way of tempering some of our expectations and dampening our shock at disasters and bloodshed.
    回顾一下斯多噶学派哲人的智慧，我们或许能找到一种有益的方法，从而调节我们的种种期望，并减轻灾难和流血带来的震惊。
19. The industry's immediate response was to develop dampening technologies.
    产业的立即反应是制定抑制技术。
20. In printing, these substances may be added to ink, paper, and dampening solutions.
    在印刷中，这些物质常加入印墨，纸张或水槽液中。
21. Business spending was also weaker and the global growth slowdown was "dampening the prospects for US exports".
    商业支出也在减弱，而全球经济增长放缓正“抑制美国出口前景”。
22. That the Party's policy of state monopoly for the purchase and marketing of grain and its policy on co-operation were dampening the peasants 'enthusiasm for production;
    因为党的粮食统购统销政策和合作化政策，使得农民的生产积极性降低了；
23. Lorenzo Valdevit, UCI's principal investigator on the project, brought up impact protection, uses in the aerospace industry, acoustic dampening and maybe some battery applications.
    LorenzoValdevit，UCI在这个项目的主要调查人员，提出了用于航天工业的撞击保护，隔音和一些在电池上的应用。
24. Dampening Character of Fourth-grade Rigid Suspension with Overlapping-spring of Automobile in Single-mass System
    重叠式4级减振刚度悬架汽车单质量系统的阻尼特性
25. Emotional dampening also may be involved in disorders of emotion regulation, such as bipolar disorders and depression.
    情感阻尼也可能会涉及情绪调节障碍如双相障碍和抑郁症。
26. As well as dampening down demand, the Chinese have been trying to increase supply.
    除了压制需求，中国人还在试图增加供给。
27. The rise in interest rates had had some dampening effect on the property market.
    利率上升在一定程度上压抑了物业市道。
28. The wide gap between the two sides is dampening optimism that the Istanbul talks will make substantial progress in resolving Iran's nuclear stance.
    双方的分歧巨大，这给有关伊斯坦布尔会谈将在解决伊朗核立场问题上取得实质性进展的乐观情绪泼上了冷水。
29. Strong internal demand is going to provide a safety net in 2012, dampening the effect of a slowdown in exports.
    强劲的内需将在2012年为德国经济铺就一张安全网，减少出口放缓的影响。
30. These gauges offer a significant cushioning and dampening effect.
    同时对被测介质的脉动有明显的缓冲效果。

noun

1. the act of making something slightly wet

   Synonym:    moistening