/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。