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

• 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。
• High oil prices, capacity constraints and gradually rising interest rates are the key factors that have been dampening the global expansion.
  高油价、生产能力制约和利率的逐渐攀升都是影响全球扩展的关键因素。
• Taking the Punchbowl in this way may have the beneficial effect of dampening the boom but, in any case, the system would be in a better position to absorb the bust without systemic distress.
  以这种方式拿走大酒碗，可能产生抑制繁荣的有益作用，但无论如何，当繁荣转为低迷时，金融体系将能够更好地承受，而不至于出现系统性危机。
• Strong internal demand is going to provide a safety net in 2012, dampening the effect of a slowdown in exports.
  强劲的内需将在2012年为德国经济铺就一张安全网，减少出口放缓的影响。
• 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”。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• But forthetimebeing, the high food prices are dampening the festival mood.
  但是目前，高居不下的粮食价格给节日蒙上了阴郁的气氛。
• As well as dampening down demand, the Chinese have been trying to increase supply.
  除了压制需求，中国人还在试图增加供给。