damp
a.潮湿的 n.潮湿 vt.使潮湿；给…泼冷水
释义2：
damp
/ dAmp /
◙ adjective1. slightly wet• 潮的◙ noun, [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 (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。3. short for firedamp • firedamp 的简称◙ verb, [with obj.] 1. make (something) slightly wet• 打湿 »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。 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• 制止（钢琴或其他乐器琴弦）的音 [Physics] progressively reduce the amplitude of (an oscillation or vibration)• [物理] 减幅，阻尼【派生】
♦ dampish adjective♦ damply adverb♦ dampness noun【语源】
1. Middle 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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