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单词 dampen
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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024
damp•en /ˈdæmpən/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. to (cause to) become damp or moistened: [no object]The clothes dampened in the humidity.[~ + object]He dampened the cloth.
  2. to (cause to) become dull or depressed: [no object]His spirits dampened at the thought.[~ + object]to dampen one's spirits.
damp•en•er, n. [countable]

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024
damp•en  (dam′pən),USA pronunciation v.t. 
  1. to make damp;
    moisten:to dampen a sponge.
  2. to dull or deaden;
    depress:to dampen one's spirits.
  3. Music and Dancedamp (def. 10).

v.i. 
  1. to become damp.
  • damp + -en1 1620–30
damp′en•er, n. 

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
dampen /ˈdæmpən/ vb
  1. to make or become damp
  2. (transitive) to stifle; deaden

ˈdampener n
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