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。