dampened 使潮湿
抑制(dampen的过去式和过去分词)
- People with an injured amygdala have dampened emotional responses and so do not learn to fear new things through association.
当人的小脑扁桃体受伤后,就会抑制恐惧情绪的反应,因此不能靠学习行为建立新的恐惧反射。 - But the itch-sensitive neurons' response to a mildly painful stimulus—capsaicin, the burning agent in hot peppers—was not dampened by scratching.
但对痒敏感的神经细胞对一种温和的疼痛刺激——辣椒素(辣椒中引起辣的东西)——并不能通过抓挠来抑制。 - And even having limited resources — with many labs unable to afford basic refrigeration — has not dampened researchers' enthusiasm.
即便是资源的有限——许多实验室甚至买不起基本的冷藏设施——也没有抑制住科学家的热情。
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.