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dampdampD.J.:[dæmp]K.K.:[dæmp]adj.1.潮湿的, 不完全干燥的I don't like a damp weather.我不喜欢潮湿的天气。The damp air makes my old bones hurt.潮湿的空气伤着了我的这把老骨头。The statue was erected in a damp grove at Olympia.雕像建造在奥林匹亚潮湿的小树林中。There is too much damp here.这里太潮湿。The building was cold and damp.那房子又冷又湿。Everything gets damp on raining days.雨天什么东西都变湿了。My clothes are damp from the rain.我的衣服被雨水打湿了。n.1.潮湿, 湿气We shivered in the damp of the forest.我们因树林里的湿气而打寒颤。Mary's illness cast a damp over the party.玛丽病了, 这使参加聚会的人很扫兴。vt.1.使潮湿Damp the cloth, please.请把这块布弄湿。You should damp clothes before ironing them.在熨衣服之前应将衣服打湿。She damped her cloth before cleaning the window.擦窗之前她先把抹布弄湿。2.减弱, 抑制My failure last time has not damped my interest.上一次的失败没有使我的兴趣减弱。3.使沮丧, 使败兴Nothing could damp his spirits.任何事情都不能使他精神消沉。

damp[dæmp]adj.1.微湿的,潮湿的,有湿气的,湿气重的2.无生气的,无热情的;(意志)消沉的,沮丧的;沉闷的,郁闷的;情绪低落的3.[古语]茫然的;发呆的;迷乱的;不知所措的n.1.微湿,潮湿,湿气;湿度,水分含量2.(尤指矿井的)毒气,有毒气体;矿井瓦斯;沼气3.抑制(或消沉)因素,压抑力量;扫兴之事4.[俚语]酒;喝酒5.[古语]沮丧,(意志)消沉;失望vt.1.使潮湿,把…弄湿,打湿:to damp clothes before ironing them在熨衣服前把它们喷湿She damped her cloth before cleaning the windows.她把布弄湿才擦窗户。2.抑制,阻抑;使泄气,使沮丧;给…泼冷水;使扫兴;降低,减少,使减弱:A series of failures damped his enthusiasm.一系列的失败降低了他的热情。Nothing could damp her spirits.什么也不能使她气馁。3.灭(火),封(火);使窒息(down):to damp a furnace封炉子to damp down a fire for the night把火封上过夜4.【音乐、声学】制止(琴弦)的音;消(音)5.【物理学】使阻尼;使减幅;使衰减vi.1.【物理学】阻尼;减幅近义词wetcast(或strike, throw) a damp over(或into)给…泼冷水,扫…的兴,使沮丧,使不快乐变形adj.damperdampest

dampdamp[dæmp]n.1.潮湿, 湿气, 湿度2.沮丧, 消沉, 失望3.令人消沉的东西4.(煤矿内)有毒气体, 沼气, 甲烷5.【物】阻尼;【电】衰减[耗]; 缓冲, 减振,减速,制动There is much damp here.这里太湿。Their mother's illness cast a damp over the Christmas holidays.他们妈妈的病使圣诞假期失去了乐趣。
词性变化dampvt.1.弄潮湿2.阻止, 抑止, 妨碍3.使沮丧4.(用灰等物)封(火), 压(火), 弄熄(down), 使窒息5.【电】使衰减, 使减幅6.【物】阻尼7.【音】制止弦振动Nothing could damp my spirits.没有什么能够减弱我的兴致。You'd better damp (down) the fire before leaving.你最好在离开以前用灰把火封上。dampvi.1.变湿2.(振幅)衰减Don't give those flowers too much water, they will damp off.这些花不能浇水太多, 否则会烂掉的。dampadj.1.有湿气的, 潮湿的2.不起劲的, 沮丧的

继承用法dampsquib1.[喻]无用的东西; 完全的失败; 引不起注意[同情]的事情Don't wear damp clothes.1.不要穿湿的衣服。damp-dry[ˈdæmpˈdraɪ]vt.1.烘得半干dampproofadj.1.防湿的damplyadv.dampnessn.

参考词汇damp;wet;dank;moist;humid;都含"潮湿的"意思。1.damp指"轻度潮湿, 使人感觉不舒服的", 如:I don't like damp weather.我不喜欢潮湿的天气。2.wet 指"含水分或其他液体的"、"湿的", 如:be wet to the skin浑身湿透。3.dank 指"阴湿的", 如:a dark dank and chilly cave一个既黑暗又潮湿、又阴冷的洞。4.moist指"微湿的"、"湿润的", 常含"不十分干, 此湿度是令人愉快的"意思, 如:Grasses were moist with dew.草被露水润湿了。5.humid为正式用语, 常表示"空气中湿度大的", 如:In the east, the air is humid in summer.在东方, 夏季空气潮湿。
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