vt.抑制;使潮湿;使…沮丧;隔音,防音;
vi.变得潮湿;丧气;
例句:
Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm.
似乎没有什么能让他那持久的热情消退。
Strong growth in China's spending and imports is unlikely to dampen protectionist pressures, however.
然而,中国消费和进口的强劲增长不可能浇灭保护主义的压力.
I always dampen shirts before ironing them.
我总是把衬衫先弄潮湿再熨.