搜尋結果
damp
- IPA[damp]
美式
- slightly wet
- moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or unpleasant effects;foul, stifling, or poisonous gas, especially in a mine.
- make (something) slightly wet;make a fire burn less strongly by reducing the flow of air to it
verb: damp, 3rd person present: damps, gerund or present participle: damping, past tense: damped, past participle: damped
noun: damp, plural noun: damps
- 釋義
形容詞
- 1. slightly wet her hair was still damp from the shower
名詞
- 1. moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or unpleasant effects the house reeked of mold and damp
- ▪ foul, stifling, or poisonous gas, especially in a mine.
- ▪ archaic damp air or atmosphere the damps of the valley
- 2. archaic a check or discouragement shame gave a damp to her triumph
動詞
- 1. make (something) slightly wet damp a small area with water
- 2. make a fire burn less strongly by reducing the flow of air to it he damped down the fire for the night
- ▪ control or restrain (a feeling or a state of affairs) she tried to damp down her feelings of despair
- 3. restrict the amplitude of vibrations on (a piano or other musical instrument) so as to reduce the volume of sound rapidly damping the cymbals after repeatedly clashing them together
- ▪ progressively reduce the amplitude of (an oscillation or vibration) concrete structures damp out any vibrations