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

• 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。
• 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。
• These gauges offer a significant cushioning and dampening effect.
  同时对被测介质的脉动有明显的缓冲效果。
• Currently, many Chinese economists have warned that too fast appreciation of yuan is set to damage the Chinese economy by dampening exports and reducing employment.
  目前，不少中国的经济学家警告说，人民币升值过快会对中国经济造成不利的影响，因为人民币升值会影响出口，减少就业机会。
• 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。
• 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 industry's immediate response was to develop dampening technologies.
  产业的立即反应是制定抑制技术。
• "Dampening of positive emotions may rob one of the restorative benefits of close personal relations, vacations and hobbies," he said.
  “阻尼积极的情绪可剥夺密切的私人关系，休假和爱好所带来的修复益处，”他说。
• Lorenzo Valdevit, UCI's principal investigator on the project, brought up impact protection, uses in the aerospace industry, acoustic dampening and maybe some battery applications.
  LorenzoValdevit，UCI在这个项目的主要调查人员，提出了用于航天工业的撞击保护，隔音和一些在电池上的应用。
• 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。