dampens
v. 使溼( dampen的第三人稱單數 ); 抑制; 控制; 減弱(感情、反應等)
To dampen something such as someone's enthusiasm or excitement means to make it less lively or intense.
Nothing seems to dampen his perpetual enthusiasm...
似乎沒有什麼能讓他那持久的熱情消退。
I hate to dampen your spirits but aren't you overlooking a couple of minor points.
我不想掃你的興,但你是否忽視了幾個小的問題呢?
If you dampen something, you make it slightly wet.
She took the time to dampen a washcloth and do her face.
她花了點時間弄溼毛巾,洗了把臉。
By using a cast, the programmer turns off or dampens normal type - checking ( Section 2.3 , p . 44 ).
強制型別轉換關閉或掛起了正常的型別檢查 ( 第2.3節 ).
The engine oil also absorbs the shock and dampens the noise of moving parts.
發動機機油也吸收震動和降低了噪音的運動部件.