damp

damp
adjective

noun
[mass noun]

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
[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。
short for firedamp
firedamp 的简称

verb
[with obj.]

make (something) slightly wet
打湿
damp a small area with water.
用水打湿一小块地方。
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）
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

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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