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发音：[ˈdæmpən]
例句：
- To dampen means to make something wet or moist, usually by adding liquid to it. When something is dampened, it becomes slightly wet or moistened. It usually refers to reducing or diminishing the intensity or impact of something, like dampening the sound or dampening one’s enthusiasm.
- These occurrences are likely to dampen the enthusiasm of even the most optimistic philanthropists who have dedicated numerous years to liberating these indigenous communities from the clutches of immorality and unawareness.
- The proliferation of the internet, the widespread use of image editing software, the prevalence of cellphones, the shift in parental Instagram accounts becoming virtual showcases for photos, and the inundation of images online all contributed to dampening the effectiveness of her traditional business model.
- Amidst extensive lockdown measures implemented during the pandemic, which had a dampening effect on consumer spending and export growth, China’s economy found itself increasingly reliant on the struggling housing sector.
- For the first time, the cost of batteries has begun to increase, and persistent inflation has dampened the higher profit margins that car manufacturers experienced during the pandemic when limited supply resulted in excessive profits.
- The enthusiasm in the Queen City seems not dampened, with ticket sales exceeding 65,000 for the highly anticipated March 5 home opener against the Los Angeles Galaxy at Bank of America Stadium.
解释：
- Dampen这个单词做动词使用，其表示“to make something wet or moist, or to reduce the strength or spirit of”这一含义，即“弄湿/使潮湿；抑制/控制/减弱（感情、反应、精神、强度等）”，与wet/moisten; reduce /diminish /undermine /wane /inhibit /retard这些单词构成近义词。
- 具体使用场景如下：
- The possible danger arises from polyurethane foam made from polyester, which is used to dampen noise and vibration in machines but can deteriorate over time, leading to the risk of users inhaling chemicals or ingesting black debris.（可能的危险来自由聚酯制成的聚氨酯泡沫，用于抑制机器中的噪音和振动，但其会随着时间的推移而恶化，导致用户吸入化学品或摄入黑色碎屑的风险。）
–Technology - Any inquiry or examination would probably decrease or dampen the excitement or interest surrounding Ant Group’s proposed simultaneous listing in Hong Kong and Shanghai, aiming for a valuation exceeding $200 billion.（任何询问或审查都可能会减少或削弱围绕蚂蚁集团拟在香港和上海同时上市的兴奋或兴趣，其目标是估值超过2000亿美元。）
–Business - In Darwin’s framework, the pace of transformation in an organism was typically constant, whereas the rate of natural selection could be intensified to speed up evolution or dampened to slow it down.（在达尔文的框架中，生物体的转化速度通常是恒定的，而自然选择的速度可以加强以加速进化或抑制以减缓进化。）
–Science - Uber generated $8.6 billion in earnings during the final quarter of 2022, marking a 49 percent growth compared to the corresponding period in the previous year, despite the dampening effect on travel caused by the Omicron variant of the coronavirus.（优步在 2022 年最后一个季度创造了 86 亿美元的收入，与去年同期相比增长了 49%，尽管冠状病毒的 Omicron 变种对旅行造成了抑制作用。）
–News - Despite the tumultuous summer travel period and the rise in ticket costs, there remains not dampened enthusiasm for air travel, which has contributed to the improved financial performance of airlines as they concentrate on rebuilding their operations and prioritizing reliability for the crucial holiday travel season.（尽管夏季旅行期间动荡不安，机票成本上升，但对航空旅行的热情仍未减弱，这有助于航空公司改善财务业绩，因为它们专注于重建运营并优先考虑关键假日旅行季节的可靠性。）
–Business - As the explosion occurred, water quickly flooded the fire-room, causing the fires to be dampened and generating a significant amount of steam, which forced the engineer and his team to evacuate their positions.（爆炸发生时，水迅速淹没了火室，导致大火被抑制并产生大量蒸汽，迫使工程师和他的团队撤离他们的阵地。）
–Literature
