dampen

dampen

英 ['dæmp(ə)n]
　　美 ['dæmpən]

vt. 抑制；使…沮喪；使…潮濕
　　vi. 潮濕；喪氣

中文詞源：

dampen 弄濕，減弱

來自damp, 潮濕，引申義減弱。

例句：

1. His equivocal response has done nothing to dampen the speculation.
他模棱兩可的回應絲毫沒有消除人們的猜疑。

2. Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm.
似乎沒有什麼能讓他那持久的熱情消退。

3. Don't dampen the enthusiasm of the masses.
不要損傷大傢的積極性.

4. The economy overheated and the Government used interest rates to dampen it down.
經濟發展過熱，政府通過利率加以抑制。

5. I hate to dampen your spirits but aren't you overlooking a couple of minor points.
我不想掃你的興，但你是否忽視瞭幾個小的問題呢？