美
[dæmp]
not completely dry; slightly wet
make damp
depress, restrain
make sad or dull
"clothes damp with perspiration"
"a moist breeze"
"eyes moist with tears"
"the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere"
"muffle the message"
"soften a shock"
"break a fall"
We keep fires in all the rooms by turns, so that no damp has come to the tapestry.
出自： T. S. Surr
Amid the chills and damps Of the vast plain where death encamps.
出自： Longfellow
With looks Down cast and damp.
出自： Milton
All shutting in of Air..dampeth the Sound.
出自： Bacon
不使尘土飞扬的最好方法就是把地板润湿一下,随后用布擦一遍。
You'd better damp down the ground and then sweep it.
你最好先在地上洒一层水,然后再打扫。 damp sth ⇔ down
We may damp down the fire furnace for the night.
我们可以把火炉子封上过夜。
Don't forget to damp down the fire before going to bed.
上床睡觉之前,别忘了封火。
If you don't use the fire now, you can damp it down.
如果你现在不用火,你可以把火封上。 damp sth ⇔ down
A few weeks' hard work should damp down his keenness.
几星期的艰苦工作减弱了他的热情。
They were too keen at first and we had to damp down their enthusiasm.
起初他们的心情太着急,我们只好给他们泼点冷水。
Difficulties did not damp down his enthusiasm.
困难没能够挫伤他的积极性。 damp down
My hope of a better job damped down after six years' waiting.
经过六年的等待,我想找份好工作的希望淡漠了。
当心不要让田里积水太多,不然的话,秧苗要烂坏的。
It rained so much last year that half the vegetable crops damped off.
去年雨水过多,一半蔬菜都泡烂了。
The plants have damped off.
这些植物已淹死了。
Don't give those plants too much water; they will damp off.
别给这些植物浇太多的水,它们会淹死的。
