dampening

英 [ˈdæmpənɪŋ]

美 [ˈdæmpənɪŋ]

v.  弄湿; 使潮湿; 抑制，控制，减弱(感情、反应等)
dampen的现在分词

现在分词：dampening　

化学

COCA.37119

柯林斯词典

• VERB 降低，减弱，抑制(热情、激动等)
  Todampensomething such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense.
  1. Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm...
     似乎没有什么能让他那持久的热情消退。
  2. I hate to dampen your spirits but aren't you overlooking a couple of minor points.
     我不想扫你的兴，但你是否忽视了几个小的问题呢？
  3. Todampensomethingdownmeans the same as todampenit.
     dampen down 同 dampen
  4. Although unemployment rose last month, this is unlikely to dampen down wage demands...
     虽然上个月失业人数上升，但这不太可能减弱工人要求加薪的意愿。
  5. The economy overheated and the Government used interest rates to dampen it down.
     经济发展过热，政府通过利率加以抑制。
• VERB 使潮湿;弄湿
  If youdampensomething, you make it slightly wet.
  1. She took the time to dampen a washcloth and do her face.
     她花了点时间弄湿毛巾，洗了把脸。

英英释义

noun

• the act of making something slightly wet
  Synonym:moistening

双语例句

• "If you have emotional dampening, you may distrust others because you cannot read emotional meaning in their face or their verbal communications," he said.
  “如果你有情感阻尼，你可能不信任别人，因为你不能阅读别人的面部表情和言语情感，”他说。
• At this point, over-indulgence certainly needs a control or dampening.
  就这点来说，需要控制或抑制下过度放纵。
• The wide gap between the two sides is dampening optimism that the Istanbul talks will make substantial progress in resolving Iran's nuclear stance.
  双方的分歧巨大，这给有关伊斯坦布尔会谈将在解决伊朗核立场问题上取得实质性进展的乐观情绪泼上了冷水。
• A sufficient slowdown in economic growth would have a dampening effect on the price of oil.
  经济增长率的明显放缓将会对油价上涨有着抑制作用。
• The bottom line is that any policy designed to rebalance economic growth will have to raise household incomes while dampening down the saving rate.
  关键是，任何旨在再平衡经济增长的政策，都得在增加家庭收入的同时降低储蓄率。
• Business spending was also weaker and the global growth slowdown was "dampening the prospects for US exports".
  商业支出也在减弱，而全球经济增长放缓正“抑制美国出口前景”。
• Indeed, both individuals and companies may be tempted to increase their self-insurance, thus further dampening economic activity.
  实际上，个人和公司可能都想让自己更安全一些，这种想法会进一步抑制经济活动。
• The industry's immediate response was to develop dampening technologies.
  产业的立即反应是制定抑制技术。
• By turning back to the wisdom of the Stoic philosophers, we may find a helpful way of tempering some of our expectations and dampening our shock at disasters and bloodshed.
  回顾一下斯多噶学派哲人的智慧，我们或许能找到一种有益的方法，从而调节我们的种种期望，并减轻灾难和流血带来的震惊。
• It is thought that our memory of what we have eaten plays a key role in dampening appetite.
  据认为，记忆在进食过程中有着重要的作用，它能抑制我们的食欲。