"dampens" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 減弱
• 弄濕

Definition

使某事變得不那麼強烈，尤其是感情；或使某物稍微變濕。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

常用於減弱情感、聲音或熱情，如：'dampens enthusiasm'（減弱熱情）、'dampens the sound'（降低聲音）。也可作字面弄濕之意。常見於正式用語。

Examples

Rain dampens the grass in the morning.

早晨雨水**弄濕了**草地。

Bad news often dampens people's mood.

壞消息常常**減弱**人們的情緒。

A thick rug dampens the sound in the room.

厚地毯能**減弱**房間裡的聲音。

That comment really dampens the excitement of the party.

這句評論真的**減弱了**派對的興奮氣氛。

Cold weather always dampens my motivation to go outside.

冷天氣總是**減弱**我外出的動力。

He dampens his shirt before ironing to get better results.

他在燙衣服前先**弄濕**襯衫，這樣效果更好。