damper

damper

英 ['dæmpə]
　　美 ['dæmpɚ]

n. [航][電子][機] 阻尼器；[車輛] 減震器；氣閘

中文詞源：

damper 擋板，閘門

來自damp, 潮濕，引申義減弱，阻擋。

例句：

1. That would put a damper on the future growth of U.S. steel exports.
那將會抑制美國鋼鐵出口未來的增長。

2. Europe, century by century, was growing milder and damper.
一個又一個世紀, 歐洲漸漸變得更加溫和、潮濕.

3. The cold weather put a damper on our plans.
寒冷的天氣給我們的計劃潑瞭冷水。

4. This was a damper, and conversation died again.
這句話猶如一盆冷水讓湯姆掃興, 因此談話就中斷瞭.

5. Their argument put a bit of a damper on the party.
他們的爭論使聚會頗為掃興.