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dampen ['dæmpәn]

vt. 弄湿, 使沮丧

vi. 变湿, 丧气

[电] 使减幅

The bad news dampened our spirits.
这恶耗使得我们精神沮丧。
The camp supplies dampened during the long rainy season.
营地补给品在漫长的雨季里变潮湿了。
But all the hardships did not dampen her creativity.
但是所有的磨难都没能磨灭她的创作天分和能力。

dampen

[ verb ]

Dampen \Damp"en\ (d[a^]mp"'n), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {dampened}
(d[a^]mp"'nd); p. pr. & vb. n. {dampening}.]
1. To make damp or moist; to make slightly wet.

2. To depress; to check; to make dull; to lessen.

In a way that considerably dampened our enthusiasm.
--The Century.

Dampen \Damp"en\, v. i.
To become damp; to deaden. --Byron.

A price hike could further dampen sales that already "need stimulation." The biggest price jump on passenger cars came on Ford's top three luxury models.
He has sought to dampen interest rate speculation by stressing the need for a sustainable recovery with growth that is 'really going to happen for some years ahead'. But the chancellor is the man ultimately responsible for the radical changes of mood.
The return of wholesale inflation in September was likely to dampen financial market speculation that the Federal Reserve Board would soon lower interest rates.
It prompted some analysts to express fear that the worsening trade deficit signaled a return to much high imbalances, which would act to dampen domestic growth in coming months.
Rep. Lynn Martin, R-Ill., who is national co-chairwoman of Bush's presidential campaign, tried to dampen the historical connection.
No matter that the main impact was to dampen domestic demand for credit, it further underlined the Bundesbank's determination to hold its rigorous anti-inflation line.
The county's disenchantment with the program has done little to dampen the curiosity of people who want to homestead. "They're still coming through, more than ever," Andre said.
Higher interest rates mean takeovers would be harder to finance, and many traders worry that a boost in rates will dampen takeover interest and abort announced deals.
From March 1988 through March 1989, the Federal Reserve pushed short-term interest rates up by about 3 percentage points in an effort to dampen economic growth as a way of cooling inflationary pressures.
The central bank in March 1988 began to drive interest rates higher in an effort to dampen demand.
So far it seems to be working wonders, lifting stock prices to record highs at a time when Wall Streeters have plenty of seasonal memories to dampen their spirits.
That did nothing to dampen the spirit of John Economos, a restaurateur from Des Moines, Iowa.
A virgin brought water in a jar to dampen the whetstone; the knife used to decapitate the victim had to be broken and immediately discarded.
Friday's bond rally came amid growing speculation that the economy will remain sluggish and thus dampen inflation pressures.
Baker may believe a modest rise in the dollar could dampen inflation without causing the monthly trade deficits to balloon.
At that time, the central bank was in the midst of a yearlong effort to drive interest rates higher to dampen demand and keep inflationary pressure in check.
The report should help dampen inflation worries for the Federal Reserve, which has been under pressure to ease its inflation-fighting campaign and lower interest rates to boost the economy, analysts said.
That may dampen enthusiasm, especially given the company's wary view of the year ahead.
If the Fed still believes it can lower long-term interest rates by raising short-term interest rates, then logic dictates that the central bank will try once again to dampen inflationary expectations with a rate increase.
Prime Minister Toshiki Kaifu left behind friendly talks with President Bush and returned home Sunday to political realities likely to dampen any post-summit euphoria.
This is an unsettling forecast for the Bush administration, which is counting on continued growth in exports to bolster the U.S. economy and dampen demands in Congress for protectionist trade legislation.
Three-month tin held just above support at Dollars 5,500 a tonne on persistent short covering. The closure of the Kuala Lumpur market until Thursday for the lunar New Year holiday could dampen sentiment, dealers said.
Sales increased $632 million to a seasonally adjusted $134.0 billion, but economists say rising interest rates threaten to dampen even this modest growth in the months ahead.
Analysts attributed the decline to builders' fears that the October stock market crash would dampen home buying and to the pre-crash buildup in mortgage interest rates.
As 1989 began, policymakers at the Federal Reserve were pushing interest rates higher in an effort to dampen inflationary pressures.
"I believe it enormously important that" China not dampen Hong Kongers' confidence in the future, Wilson said at a luncheon at the National Press Club.
Before the committee, Mrs. Hills sought to dampen concern that she could become vulnerable to conflict-of-interest charges because she and her attorney husband, Roderick Hills, have represented foreign law clients.
The hike was seen as a further move in the bank's continued efforts to contain the dollar's rise and dampen inflationary fears.
Analysts blamed the setback, which put sales at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 671,000 units, on rising mortgage rates likely to further dampen sales in 1989.
That didn't dampen the optimism of Afghan Foreign Minister Abdul Wakil, who told reporters, "Nothing important stands in the way of concluding a settlement.

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