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。

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It is commonly found in wet or damp areas like bathrooms,kitchens and basements.

VOA: special.2009.07.28

It is often in wet or damp areas like bathrooms,kitchens and basements.

VOA: special.2010.09.07

Nevertheless, there is a risk that the scheme, by making it easier to get secure title for dubious land claims, might somehow stimulate demand for virgin forest land, not damp it.

ECONOMIST: The Brazilian Amazon

And Mr. Petrocelli would immediately paper over it or damp it down or kind of try to use it to advantage, but here's what I wind up thinking as I was listening to that.

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If Mr Cruz goes on to win at the general election in November, and that seems like a safe bet, it will dampen Democratic spirits, which are, in Texas, quite damp as it is.

ECONOMIST: Texas and the tea party