/dæmp ||; dæmp/adj
a little wet 潮湿的:
The house had been empty and felt rather damp.这房子已经空了,令人觉得相当潮湿。
dampnoun [U]:
She hated the damp and the cold of the English climate.她讨厌那又潮湿又寒冷的英国天气。☞Look at the note at wet. 参看wet的注释。
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/dæmp ||; dæmp/verb
[T] damp sth (down)
1 to make a fire burn less strongly or stop burning 封火;灭火:
He tried to damp (down) the flames.他试图把火扑灭。
2 to make sth less strong or urgent 减弱;延缓:
He tried to damp down their expectations in case they failed.他试图给他们泼冷水,免得他们万一失败而大失所望。
damp/dæmp; dæmp/adj slightly wet, usually in a cold and unpleasant way 潮湿的﹐湿气重的: The house was cold and damp. 那房子又冷又湿。a damp cloth 湿布THESAURUS 同类词Use damp when you want to say that something is slightly wet in an unpleasant way. ☆ damp 用于表示某物有点潮湿﹐令人不舒服。Use humid when you want to talk about weather that is slightly wet and makes you uncomfortable. ☆ humid 用于表示天气有点潮湿﹐令人不舒服。Use moist to say that something, especially food, is slightly wet in a pleasant way. ☆ moist 尤用于表示食物有点湿润﹐令人感觉舒服。 —damp , dampness n [U]