damp
adj
(-er, -est)
1 not completely dry; slightly wet 不完全乾燥的; 潮濕的: damp clothes 潮濕的衣服
a damp surface 潮濕的表面
Don't sleep between damp sheets. 睡覺時(shí)不要用潮濕的被褥.
2 (idm 習(xí)語) a damp `squib (infml 口) event, etc that is much less impressive than expected 未達(dá)預(yù)期效果的事等
The party was a bit of a damp squib. 這次聚會(huì)有些掃興. damp, n [U]
1 state of being damp 潮濕: Air the clothes to get the damp out. 晾晾衣服以驅(qū)潮氣.
Don't stay outside in the damp, ie in the damp atmosphere. 外面潮濕, 不要待在外面.
2 = fire-damp (fire1).
damp v
1 [Tn] = dampen 1.
2 [Tn, Tn.p] ~ sth (down)
(a) reduce (noise, etc) 減低(聲音等)
Soft material damps down vibrations. 柔軟的材料可防震.
(b) make (sth) less strong; restrain 使(某物)減弱; 抑制
damp (down) sb's spirits, energy, ardour, etc 打擊某人的情緒、 干勁、 熱情等.
3 (phr v) damp sth down cause sth to burn more slowly (by adding ash, etc or reducing the flow of air) 使某物燃燒緩慢(加入灰等或減弱氣流)
We damped the fire down before we went to bed. 我們臨睡覺前封好了火.
?? 考研助記
大壩(dam)破(p)- 潮濕的
?? 擴(kuò)展釋義
*[d?mp]n. 潮濕, 濕氣a. 潮濕的vt. 使潮濕, 使阻尼, 抑止vi. 變潮濕, 衰減【化】 脫氧腺苷酸【醫(yī)】 礦內(nèi)毒氣, 礦井惡氣, 阻尼, 挫抑, 減幅相關(guān)詞組: damp off damp sth down
?? 醫(yī)學(xué)釋義
①潮濕 ②阻尼,衰減
?? 同詞根單詞
deepadj. 深的;深遠(yuǎn)的,深?yuàn)W;重大的,深刻的;強(qiáng)烈的,痛切的,深厚的;
n. 深處,深淵;
adv. 深深地,深入地;
fouladj. [體]違反規(guī)則的,犯規(guī)的;邪惡的;難聞的,有惡臭的;下流的;
vt.& vi. 糾纏,糾結(jié);[體]違反規(guī)則的;
vt. 弄臟,使污穢;使糾纏;使阻塞;
vi. 腐爛;纏結(jié);
n. 犯規(guī);纏結(jié);碰撞;
adv. 不正當(dāng)?shù)兀敢?guī)地;碰撞地;爭執(zhí)不和地;