damp down

英 [dæmp daʊn]

美 [dæmp daʊn]

抑制，平息（强烈的感情、争吵或危机）

柯林斯词典

• PHRASAL VERB 抑制，平息（强烈的感情、争吵或危机)
  Todamp downsomething such as a strong emotion, an argument, or a crisis means to make it calmer or less intense.
  1. His hand moved to his mouth as he tried to damp down the panic...
     他用手捂住嘴巴，力图平息内心的恐慌。
  2. The entire spending boost could go on wage demands unless expectations are damped down.
     除非降低预期，否则整个支出增长计划可能会导致加薪要求。

双语例句

• If you don't use the fire now, you can damp it down.
  如果你现在不用火，你可以把火封上。
• You'd better damp down the ground and then sweep it.
  你最好先在地上洒一层水，然后再打扫。
• A system of institutionalised consultation and planning could damp down future instability in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
  机构化的磋商和规划体系，可能减少前苏联国家的未来不稳定性。
• We'll damp down the fire for the night.
  我们在晚上要炉火封起来。
• The entire spending boost could go on wage demands unless expectations are damped down.
  除非降低预期，否则整个支出增长计划可能会导致加薪要求。
• It's my son's duty to damp down the furnace every evening.
  每天晚上封炉子是我儿子的任务。
• The time-varying mass matrix, damp matrix and stiffness matrix of track spatial vibration were set up by using the principle of stationary total potential energy in elastic system dynamics, and the technology of track "added and cut down".
  运用弹性系统总势能不变值原理，采用轨道不断“增加和缩减”技术，建立直线轨道结构空间振动时变质量、阻尼和刚度矩阵。
• Nothing could damp down my passion.
  任何事情都不能磨灭我的激情。
• Difficults and failures didn't damp down his enthusiasm.
  困难和失败没有挫伤的他的热情。
• Difficulties an failures did not damp down his enthusiasm.
  困难和失败都不能破坏他的热情。