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dampen /ˈdæmpən/ TEM8 ( dampening, dampened, dampens )
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V-T To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense. 抑制; 减少
例：Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm.
似乎没有什么能减弱他持久的热情。
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PHRASAL VERB To dampen something down means the same as to it. 抑制; 减少
例：The new penalties were aimed at dampening down consumer spending.
新的惩罚措施旨在抑制消费者支出。
双语例句原声例句权威例句
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Perspiration dampened her face and neck.
她的脸和脖子都汗津津的。
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He dampened his hair to make it lie flat.
他把头发弄湿，梳得平平的。
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Morale should be boosted, not dampened.
气可鼓而不可泄。
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However,in a meeting at the U.S. Capitol with House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other Democratic leaders, four prominent economists dampened that expectation.
VOA: standard.2009.03.10
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Okay. What are some of the things that you thought dampened its accuracy and its validity? Go ahead.
你们认为有些什么原因,降低了它的准确性和真实性,你说
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Or at least they were dampened very considerably.
抑制它们的形成，情况会好很多。
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