damp

[dæmp]

adj.潮湿的, 有湿气的, 沮丧的
n.湿气, 潮湿
vt.使潮湿, 使扫兴
vi.变潮湿

a.

1. 有湿气的; 潮湿的

It's damp and cold. I think it's going to rain.

天气又湿又冷。我看要下雨。

2. 消沉的, 沮丧的

n.[U]

1. 湿气, 潮湿

There's still damp in these clothes.

这些衣服还有点潮。

2. (矿井)瓦斯; 有毒气体

3. 【古】消沉, 沮丧

vt.

1. 使潮湿

Damp the cloth before you clean the windows.

在擦玻璃窗之前, 把揩布弄湿。

2. 使沮丧; 抑制; 降低

The setback did not damp his zest.

挫折没有使他降低热情。

3. 封(火), 灭(火)

4. 【音】制止(琴弦)的音

5. 【物】使阻尼; 使减幅

vi.

1. 变潮湿

2. 【物】阻尼, 减幅

词形变化

形容词: dampish | 副词: damply | 形容词比较级: damper | 形容词最高级: dampest | 名词: dampness | 动词过去式: damped | 动词过去分词: damped | 动词现在分词: damping | 动词第三人称单数: damps |

词义辨析

同义:

a.潮湿的

moist  wettish  watery  dank  clammy  muggy  humid  dripping  marshy  soggy  sodden  wet  drizzly

a.消沉的

unenthusiastic  lukewarm  dejected  depressed  despondent  spiritless  listless  lifeless

n.湿气, 潮湿

moisture  humidity  dampness

n.阻力

check  barrier  obstacle  discouragement  wet blanket

v.变潮湿

moisten  bedew  humidify

v.抑制

check  restrain  retard  dull  deaden

v.熄(封)灭

stifle  suffocate  smother  choke  extinguish  quench  

同义参见:

water  tropical  soften  foggy  rainy  

反义:

a.潮湿的

dry  

英英释义

名词 damp:

a slight wetness

同义词：dampness, moistness

动词 damp:

deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

同义词：muffle, mute, dull, dampen, tone down

restrain or discourage

make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible

同义词：dampen, deaden

lessen in force or effect

同义词：dampen, soften, weaken, break

形容词 damp:

slightly wet

同义词：dampish, moist

补充

dampdamp英:[dæmp] 美:[dæmp]adj.1.潮湿的, 不完全干燥的I don't like a damp weather.我不喜欢潮湿的天气。The damp air makes my old bones hurt.潮湿的空气伤着了我的这把老骨头。The statue was erected in a damp grove at Olympia.雕像建造在奥林匹亚潮湿的小树林中。There is too much damp here.这里太潮湿。The building was cold and damp.那房子又冷又湿。Everything gets damp on raining days.雨天什么东西都变湿了。My clothes are damp from the rain.我的衣服被雨水打湿了。n.1.潮湿, 湿气We shivered in the damp of the forest.我们因树林里的湿气而打寒颤。Mary's illness cast a damp over the party.玛丽病了, 这使参加聚会的人很扫兴。vt.1.使潮湿Damp the cloth, please.请把这块布弄湿。You should damp clothes before ironing them.在熨衣服之前应将衣服打湿。She damped her cloth before cleaning the window.擦窗之前她先把抹布弄湿。2.减弱, 抑制My failure last time has not damped my interest.上一次的失败没有使我的兴趣减弱。3.使沮丧, 使败兴Nothing could damp his spirits.任何事情都不能使他精神消沉。

例句

1. It's hard keeping the cold and damp out.很难将寒气和潮湿阻挡在外。 2. There was damp everywhere and the entire building was in need of rewiring.到处都受了潮, 整栋楼需要重新布线。 3. Wipe the surface with a damp cloth.用湿布擦一下表面。 4. Her hair was still damp.她的头发还湿着。 5. the damp, cold air湿冷空气 6. The ground was damp underfoot.脚下的地面湿乎乎的。 7. I damped a towel and laid it on her forehead.我蘸湿了一块毛巾, 搭到她额头上。 8. His remarks didn't seem to damp investors' enthusiasm.他的话似乎并没有降低投资者的热情。 9. The prospect of failure didn't damp his spirits.有可能失败并没有降低他的热情。 10. to damp clothes before ironing them在熨衣服前把它们喷湿 11. She damped her cloth before cleaning the windows.她把布弄湿才擦窗户。 12. A series of failures damped his enthusiasm.一系列的失败降低了他的热情。 13. Nothing could damp her spirits.什么也不能使她气馁。 14. to damp a furnace封炉子 15. to damp down a fire for the night把火封上过夜 16. shame gave a damp to her triumph.羞愧使她的胜利喜悦减色。 17. damp a small area with water.用水打湿一小块地方。 18. she tried to damp down her feelings of despair.她努力控制自己绝望的情绪。 19. The house had been empty and felt rather damp.这房子已经空了，令人觉得相当潮湿。 20. She hated the damp and the cold of the English climate.她讨厌那又潮湿又寒冷的英国天气。 21. He tried to damp (down) the flames.他试图把火扑灭。 22. He tried to damp down their expectations in case they failed.他试图给他们泼冷水，免得他们万一失败而大失所望。 23. Wipe up the mess with a damp cloth.用块湿布将这些脏东西擦干净。 24. Her forehead was damp with perspiration.她的前额满是汗水。 25. My hair's still damp from the rain.我的头发被雨水淋湿还没干。 26. a damp spring day潮湿的春日 27. damp [=humid] weather潮湿的天气 28. The books from her basement still smelled of damp. [=dampness]她的地下室拿来的书仍然散发着潮气。 29. The boxes were left outside in the damp.这些盒子被放在潮湿的室外。 30. the damp of the night夜晚的潮气 31. His hands were damped with sweat.他两手都是汗，湿漉漉的。 32. "Nothing could damp [=(more commonly) dampen, depress] his spirits."没有什么能使他气馁。