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  1. Oxford Dictionary

    damp

    • IPA[damp]

    英式

    • adj.
      slightly wet
    • n.
      moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or unpleasant effects；short for firedamp
    • v.
      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 damp November evenings

    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 mould and damp
    • ▪ short for firedamp
    • ▪ archaic damp air or atmosphere the damps of the valley
    • 2. archaic a discouragement or check 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 situation she tried to damp down her feelings of despair
    • 3. reduce or stop the vibration of (the strings of a piano or other musical instrument) so as to reduce the volume of sound the muted notes should be produced by damping the strings at the seventh position an ensemble of drums including a foot-damped instrument
    • ▪ progressively reduce the amplitude of (an oscillation or vibration) concrete structures damp out any vibrations a damped suspension that isolates the chassis from external vibration