Damp
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adj. 微湿的，潮湿的;消沉的，沮丧的;沉闷的;情绪低落的;
n. 潮湿;消沉，失望;矿井瓦斯;有毒气体;
vt. 使潮湿;使泄气，使沮丧;抑制，阻抑;使减弱;
vi. [物]阻尼;减幅;
📝 例句
Everything was damp and rife and hot.
到处都那么潮湿、拥挤、闷热。
Sweet damp air poured in through the vent.
惬意的、湿润的空气从通风孔里灌进来。
Don' t sleep between damp sheets.
睡觉时不要用潮湿的被褥.
The rain damped their spirit.
下雨使他们扫兴。damp down
After a week's rain, everything in the house became damp and clammy.
接连下了七八天雨，屋子里什么都是潮呼呼的。
🌱 联想助记
【记】※ dam-水坝,p-拼音“旁”:水坝旁边很潮湿
※ dam-水坝,p-拼音“婆”:从水坝上回来后老婆衣服是潮湿的
※ dam-堤坝,p-拼音“泼”:你往堤坝上泼水,那个地方就潮湿了
✅ 同义词
🔤 词根
📖 牛津释义
damp
adj
(-er, -est)
1 not completely dry; slightly wet 不完全乾燥的; 潮湿的: damp clothes 潮湿的衣服
a damp surface 潮湿的表面
Don't sleep between damp sheets. 睡觉时不要用潮湿的被褥.
2 (idm 习语) a damp `squib (infml 口) event, etc that is much less impressive than expected 未达预期效果的事等
The party was a bit of a damp squib. 这次聚会有些扫兴. damp, n [U]
1 state of being damp 潮湿: Air the clothes to get the damp out. 晾晾衣服以驱潮气.
Don't stay outside in the damp, ie in the damp atmosphere. 外面潮湿, 不要待在外面.
2 = fire-damp (fire1).
damp v
1 [Tn] = dampen 1.
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (down)
(a) reduce (noise, etc) 减低（声音等）
Soft material damps down vibrations. 柔软的材料可防震.
(b) make (sth) less strong; restrain 使（某物）减弱; 抑制
damp (down) sb's spirits, energy, ardour, etc 打击某人的情绪、 干劲、 热情等.
3 (phr v) damp sth down cause sth to burn more slowly (by adding ash, etc or reducing the flow of air) 使某物燃烧缓慢（加入灰等或减弱气流）
We damped the fire down before we went to bed. 我们临睡觉前封好了火.
🎯 考研助记
大坝(dam)破(p)- 潮湿的
🔁 扩展释义
*[dæmp]n. 潮湿, 湿气a. 潮湿的vt. 使潮湿, 使阻尼, 抑止vi. 变潮湿, 衰减【化】 脱氧腺苷酸【医】 矿内毒气, 矿井恶气, 阻尼, 挫抑, 减幅相关词组: damp off damp sth down
🏥 医学释义
①潮湿 ②阻尼，衰减
🌿 同词根单词
📖 同为「高中」词汇
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Sorry, I've got people coming over tonight.
很抱歉，今晚有客人要来。
Dogs that bark at a distance bite not at hand.
远处叫得凶的狗，不会近身来咬人。
Let's take a short break for lunch.
让我们休息一会儿，去吃午饭。