| 词汇 | dampener-on |
| 释义 | dampener on something collocation something that makes something less active, less exciting, or less enjoyable: Interest rate rises may act as a dampener on the market. She is determined there should be no dampeners on the event. See dampener The only dampener on the evening is that while the material is good, it doesn't always get the laughs it deserves. The rain cast a decided dampener on our spirits. The presence of his ex-fiancée at the event was something of a dampener on the proceedings. Discouraging and putting off aversive dampen someone's enthusiasm dampen someone's spirits daunt daunting deterrence deterrent discourage discouragement discouraging disheartening dishearteningly disincentive emasculate emasculation pour/throw cold water on somethingidiom spoke take the wind out of someone's sailsidiom throw cold water on somethingidiom unencouraging |
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