| 词汇 | dampened |
| 释义 | dampened past simple and past participle ofdampen dampen verb[ T ] uk /ˈdæm.pən/ us /ˈdæm.pən/ dampenverb[T] (MAKE WET)(alsodamp) to make something slightly wet: 使潮湿;把…弄潮;使受潮 Rain had dampened the tent so we left it to dry in the afternoon sun.雨水打湿了帐篷，午后我们把它放到太阳底下晒。 to cover in or fill with liquid wetWet the flannel before you wipe the child's face. moistenHe licked his lips to moisten them. dampenUse a dampened paper towel to clean the cooker. saturateFully saturate the ground after planting seeds. soakSoak the clothes with detergent overnight. Wet weather & wetness clammily clamminess clammy damp damply dampness dankly douse flooded moisten monsoon rehydration remoisten rewet saturation semi-dry sleety soak soaked sodden dampenverb[T] (FEELINGS)to make feelings, especially of excitement or enjoyment, less strong: 使（尤指兴奋或喜悦之情）平静下来；稳定（情绪）；对…泼冷水 Nothing you can say will dampen her enthusiasm.不管你说什么她的热情丝毫不减。 I didn't want to dampen his spirits.我不想给他泼冷水。 Becoming and making less strong abate abatement adulterant adulterate adulterated be fading away/fastidiom downtoner dull ease emasculation enervate enervating hedge melt relieve tone something down totter tottering turn to jellyidiom undimmed Examples of dampeneddampened In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. It seemed that the state's highly onerous poll tax dampened voter registration and turnout (see conclusion below). Perhaps the more cautious reverse order would have dampened the beginner's ardour for the subject? Changes in input use have dampened but not reversed this trend. Political stability, consensus building and economic growth appear to have dampened the opposition. The value of the person with the highest welfare will not be dampened at all. To put this another way, outcomes of early events or processes in the sequence are amplified, while later events or processes are dampened. The calcium silicate was mixed thoroughly with the sand, dampened and the filled pots left to stand for one week before planting. The value of the person with the most negative welfare will not be dampened at all. If mobilization campaigns become short-lived events, their impact could be dampened before any real changes are brought about. The stronger the correlations, the more incentives should be dampened. These adjustment lending operations undoubtedly dampened the out migration from the lowlands in the period 1984-1986. Direct democracy and federalism have not only geared the path of welfare state evolution in a more liberal direction, but have also dampened social expenditures. Such expectations need to be dampened from the experience elsewhere. This could mean that expenditures on export subsidies become more volatile as exchange rate impacts are no longer dampened by the reserve. Increases in the use of capital have dampened but not reversed this trend. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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