dampen
US /ˈdæmpən/
・UK /'dæmpən/
B1 中級
v.t.及物動詞使潮濕
I need to dampen this swab of cotton so I can clean my keyboard
v.t.及物動詞減緩
I don't want to dampen the evening by telling you the bad news
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美國人說的跟想的不一樣？這些英文單字在美國竟然是「相反的意思」（Words that Mean the Opposite in America）
- Why say something is really good when you can just dampen it a little bit?
到了 18 世紀，美國和英國的英語使用者對這個詞的用法是一樣的。
- Why say something is really good when you can just dampen it a little bit?
為什麼要說某件事「非常好」，而不是稍微緩和一下呢？
真愛的印記... (The Mark of True Love...)
- To dampen some of our risky enthusiasm for emotional complexity, we might remind ourselves of a broad principle operating in relationships that we can term grandly the rule of simplicity.
為了抑制我們對情感複雜性的冒險熱情，我們不妨提醒自己在人際關係中要遵循一個廣泛的原則，我們可以把它稱為 "簡單法則"。
- To dampen some of our risky enthusiasm for emotional complexity, we might remind ourselves of a broad principle operating in relationships that we can term grandly the rule of simplicity.
美烏達成協議！改變結束戰爭的計畫草案 | DW 新聞 (US and Ukraine agree to change draft of plan to end the war | DW News)
- And there is a real sense now that Zelensky and people around him are going to fight back and attack those very same anti-corruption organs that brought out these investigations last week and try and dampen things down and tell people, "This is not the time to rock the boat.
但另一方面，就國內政治而言，這基本上救了他。
- And there is a real sense now that Zelensky people around him are going to fight back and attack those very same anti corruption organs that brought out these investigations last week and try and dampen things down and tell people this is not the time to rock the boat.
現在大家普遍感覺到，澤倫斯基身邊的人會反擊，攻擊那些上週發動調查的同一批反貪腐機構，試圖壓制這些事情，並告訴大家現在不是搖動船身的時候。
五角大廈監督單位：皮特·赫格塞斯恐因Signal哈拉紀錄危及官兵安全 | BBC News (Pete Hegseth could have endangered troop safety with Signal chat says Pentagon watchdog | BBC News)
- And so a big question uh is will any of this dampen that relationship uh as there are calls for Hegseth to resign from at least Democrats in Congress?
Pete Hegseth 一直是川普總統非常有效的溝通者，是川普總統親自挑選、似乎非常喜歡的人。
- And so a big question is, will any of this dampen that relationship as there are calls for Hegseth to resign from at least Democrats in Congress.
所以一個大問題是，這一切會不會削弱這段關係，因為國會中的民主黨人至少呼籲 Hegseth 辭職。
Marty Supreme 十大真實細節：哪些說對了？哪些說錯了？ (Top 10 Things Marty Supreme Got Factually Right and Wrong)
- The association refused to cover the bill, but that did nothing to dampen Marty's audacity.
但在 Marty 眼裡，那只是「狀態不好」。
- The association refused to cover the bill, but that did nothing to dampen Marty's audacity.
協會拒絕支付帳單，但這絲毫沒有減弱 Marty 的厚臉皮。
貿易戰！一分鐘讓你搞懂！ (Trade wars, explained)
- and that can dampen the pace of the economy.
思考誰 "贏得 "貿易戰的一個方法是看哪個國家的目標更多。
- And that can dampen the pace of the economy.
而這也會抑制經濟的步伐。
楊·斯廷的《婚禮派對》：一則修復故事！ (The Wedding Party by Jan Steen: A Conservation Story)
- and I can dampen that in different solutions.
你可以沿著畫布連接處看到這一點。
- I use little swab sticks, so it's just little pieces of cotton rolled over a satay stick, and I can dampen that in different solutions.
我用的是小棉籤，就是在沙爹棒上捲上一小塊棉花，然後用不同的溶液浸溼。