dampen
美[ˈdæmpən] vi.变得潮湿；丧气
网络缓冲；减震；沮丧；弄湿
1 . His equivocal response has done nothing to dampen the speculation.
他模棱两可的回应丝毫没有消除人们的猜疑。
来自柯林斯例句
2 . Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm.
似乎没有什么能让他那持久的热情消退。
来自柯林斯例句
3 . Don't dampen the enthusiasm of the masses.
不要损伤大家的积极性.
来自《现代汉英综合大词典》
4 . The economy overheated and the Government used interest rates to dampen it down.
经济发展过热，政府通过利率加以抑制。
来自柯林斯例句
5 . I hate to dampen your spirits but aren't you overlooking a couple of minor points.
我不想扫你的兴，但你是否忽视了几个小的问题呢？
来自柯林斯例句
1.smother or suppress;
Stifle your curiosity
2.make moist;
The dew moistened the meadows
3.deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
4.reduce the amplitude (of oscillations or waves)
5.make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible;
muffle the message
6.check; keep in check (a fire)
7.lessen in force or effect;
soften a shock