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dampen

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Oxford English–Chinese

dampen

/BrE ˈdamp(ə)n

, AmE ˈdæmpən

/

transitive verb

1 literal «person, water» 使…潮湿 ‹cloth, walls›

2 figurative 抑制;

to dampen sb's spirits/enthusiasm 扫某人的兴／给某人的热情泼冷水

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