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  1. Oxford American Dictionary

    damp

    • IPA[damp]

    美式

    • adj.
      slightly wet
    • n.
      moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or unpleasant effects；foul, stifling, or poisonous gas, especially in a mine.
    • v.
      make (something) slightly wet；make a fire burn less strongly by reducing the flow of air to it

    • verb: damp, 3rd person present: damps, gerund or present participle: damping, past tense: damped, past participle: damped

    • noun: damp, plural noun: damps

    • 釋義

    形容詞

    • 1. slightly wet her hair was still damp from the shower

    名詞

    • 1. moisture diffused through the air or a solid substance or condensed on a surface, typically with detrimental or unpleasant effects the house reeked of mold and damp
    • ▪ foul, stifling, or poisonous gas, especially in a mine.
    • ▪ archaic damp air or atmosphere the damps of the valley
    • 2. archaic a check or discouragement shame gave a damp to her triumph

    動詞

    • 1. make (something) slightly wet damp a small area with water
    • 2. make a fire burn less strongly by reducing the flow of air to it he damped down the fire for the night
    • ▪ control or restrain (a feeling or a state of affairs) she tried to damp down her feelings of despair
    • 3. restrict the amplitude of vibrations on (a piano or other musical instrument) so as to reduce the volume of sound rapidly damping the cymbals after repeatedly clashing them together
    • ▪ progressively reduce the amplitude of (an oscillation or vibration) concrete structures damp out any vibrations