damp 音標拼音: [d'æmp]
n . 濕氣
a . 潮濕的
vt . 使潮濕,阻尼,抑止
vi . 變潮濕,衰減
濕氣潮濕的使潮濕,阻尼,抑止變潮濕,衰減
damp adj 1 :
slightly wet ; "
clothes damp with perspiration "; "
a moist breeze "; "
eyes moist with tears " [
synonym : {
damp }, {
dampish },
{
moist }]
n 1 :
a slight wetness [
synonym : {
damp }, {
dampness }, {
moistness }]
v 1 :
deaden (
a sound or noise ),
especially by wrapping [
synonym :
{
muffle }, {
mute }, {
dull }, {
damp }, {
dampen }, {
tone down }]
2 :
restrain or discourage ; "
the sudden bad news damped the joyous atmosphere "
3 :
make vague or obscure or make (
an image )
less visible ;
"
muffle the message " [
synonym : {
dampen }, {
deaden }, {
damp }]
4 :
lessen in force or effect ; "
soften a shock "; "
break a fall "
[
synonym : {
dampen }, {
damp }, {
soften }, {
weaken }, {
break }]
Damp \
Damp \ (
d [
a ^]
mp ),
a . [
Compar . {
Damper };
superl . {
Dampest }.]
1 .
Being in a state between dry and wet ;
moderately wet ;
moist ;
humid .
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O '
erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear .
--
Dryden .
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2 .
Dejected ;
depressed ;
sunk . [
R .]
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All these and more came flocking ,
but with looks Downcast and damp . --
Milton .
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Damp \
Damp \ (
d [
a ^]
mp ),
n . [
Akin to LG .,
D ., &
Dan .
damp vapor ,
steam ,
fog ,
G .
dampf ,
Icel .
dampi ,
Sw .
damb dust ,
and to MNG .
dimpfen to smoke ,
imp .
dampf .]
1 .
Moisture ;
humidity ;
fog ;
fogginess ;
vapor .
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Night . . .
with black air Accompanied ,
with damps and dreadful gloom .
--
Milton .
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2 .
Dejection ;
depression ;
cloud of the mind .
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Even now ,
while thus I stand blest in thy presence ,
A secret damp of grief comes o '
er my soul .
--
Addison .
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It must have thrown a damp over your autumn excursion . --
J .
D .
Forbes .
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3 . (
Mining )
A gaseous product ,
formed in coal mines ,
old wells ,
pints ,
etc .
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{
Choke damp },
a damp consisting principally of carbonic acid gas ; --
so called from its extinguishing flame and animal life .
See {
Carbonic acid },
under {
Carbonic }.
{
Damp sheet },
a curtain in a mine gallery to direct air currents and prevent accumulation of gas .
{
Fire damp },
a damp consisting chiefly of light carbureted hydrogen ; --
so called from its tendence to explode when mixed with atmospheric air and brought into contact with flame .
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Damp \
Damp \,
v .
i . [
imp . &
p .
p . {
Damped };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n .
{
Damping }.] [
OE .
dampen to choke ,
suffocate .
See {
Damp },
n .]
1 .
To render damp ;
to moisten ;
to make humid ,
or moderately wet ;
to dampen ;
as ,
to damp cloth .
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2 .
To put out ,
as fire ;
to depress or deject ;
to deaden ;
to cloud ;
to check or restrain ,
as action or vigor ;
to make dull ;
to weaken ;
to discourage . "
To damp your tender hopes ." --
Akenside .
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Usury dulls and damps all industries ,
improvements ,
and new inventions ,
wherein money would be stirring if it were not for this slug . --
Bacon .
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How many a day has been damped and darkened by an angry word ! --
Sir J .
Lubbock .
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The failure of his enterprise damped the spirit of the soldiers . --
Macaulay .
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deoxyribonucleotide \
deoxyribonucleotide \
n .
an organic molecule consisting of a hereocyclic base attached to the 1 -
carbon of a deoxyribose ring ,
with a phosphate group esterified at the 5 position of the deoxyribose .
Deoxyribonuceotides are the monomer units which make up {
deoxyribonucleic acid },
the molecule carrying the hereditary information in most organisms .
The most common forms of deoxyribonuceotide are {
thymidine -
5 '-
phosphate } (
abbreviated {
TMP }), {
deoxyadenosine -
5 '-
phosphate } (
abbreviated {
dAMP }),
{
deoxyguanosine -
5 '-
phosphate } (
abbreviated {
dGMP }),
and {
deoxycytidine -
5 '-
phosphate } (
abbreviated {
dCMP }).
[
PJC ]
357 Moby Thesaurus words for "
damp ":
abate ,
abridge ,
absorb the shock ,
acoustic tile ,
afterdamp ,
allay ,
alleviate ,
antiknock ,
arrest ,
asperge ,
asphyxiate ,
assimilate to ,
assuage ,
attemper ,
attenuate ,
baffle ,
baffler ,
balance ,
bank the fire ,
beat down ,
bedew ,
bespatter ,
besprinkle ,
blackdamp ,
blow out ,
blunt ,
bogginess ,
boggy ,
bottle up ,
break the fall ,
breath ,
cast down ,
censor ,
chasten ,
check ,
chill ,
choke ,
choke off ,
chokedamp ,
clamminess ,
clammy ,
clamp down on ,
cloud ,
cold water ,
compress ,
constrain ,
control ,
cool ,
cork ,
cork up ,
countercheck ,
crack down on ,
cramp ,
crepehanger ,
cripple ,
crush ,
curb ,
curtail ,
cushion ,
cut ,
cut back ,
cut down ,
dabble ,
dam up ,
damp down ,
dampen ,
dampen the spirits ,
dampener ,
damper ,
dampish ,
dampness ,
dank ,
darken ,
dash ,
de -
emphasize ,
deaden ,
deafen ,
debilitate ,
decrease ,
deduct ,
deflate ,
deflect ,
deject ,
delay ,
depreciate ,
depress ,
detain ,
deter ,
determent ,
deterrent ,
devitalize ,
dew ,
dewiness ,
dewy ,
diminish ,
disaffect ,
discourage ,
discouragement ,
dishearten ,
disincline ,
disinterest ,
dispirit ,
distract ,
divert ,
douche ,
douse ,
downgrade ,
downplay ,
drenched ,
drown ,
dull ,
effluvium ,
enervate ,
enfeeble ,
equalize ,
equilibrize ,
even ,
eviscerate ,
exhalation ,
exhaust ,
extenuate ,
extinguish ,
exudation ,
fenny ,
fetid air ,
firedamp ,
flatten ,
flatus ,
fluid ,
fogginess ,
fume ,
gag ,
gruel ,
harmonize ,
hinder ,
hold back ,
hold down ,
hold in check ,
hold up ,
homogenize ,
hose ,
hose down ,
humect ,
humectate ,
humectation ,
humid ,
humidify ,
humidity ,
humor ,
hushcloth ,
impede ,
indispose ,
inhibit ,
intercept ,
interfere ,
intermeddle ,
interrupt ,
intervene ,
irrigate ,
jump on ,
keep back ,
keep down ,
keep in check ,
keep under ,
keep within bounds ,
kill ,
killjoy ,
knock down ,
lay ,
lay low ,
lenify ,
lessen ,
level ,
lighten ,
lower ,
lower the spirits ,
make uniform ,
malaria ,
marshiness ,
marshy ,
meddle ,
mephitis ,
miasma ,
mistiness ,
misty ,
mitigate ,
moderate ,
modulate ,
moist ,
moisten ,
moistiness ,
moistness ,
moisture ,
muffle ,
muffler ,
muggy ,
mute ,
muzzle ,
neutralize ,
normalize ,
obtund ,
offset ,
oppose ,
oppress ,
out ,
paddle ,
palliate ,
pare ,
pessimist ,
play down ,
pour water on ,
press down ,
puff of smoke ,
put down ,
put off ,
put out ,
quash ,
quell ,
quench ,
quietener ,
rainfall ,
raininess ,
rainy ,
rattle ,
reduce ,
reduce the temperature ,
reek ,
regularize ,
regulate ,
repel ,
repress ,
resist ,
restrain ,
retard ,
retrench ,
roll back ,
roric ,
sadden ,
sap ,
saturated ,
scale down ,
scotch ,
set back ,
shake ,
shake up ,
shorten ,
show consideration ,
show mercy ,
show pity ,
showeriness ,
shut down on ,
silence ,
silence cloth ,
silencer ,
simplify ,
sink ,
sit down on ,
sit on ,
slack ,
slacken ,
slobber ,
slop ,
slosh ,
slow down ,
smash ,
smoke ,
smooth ,
smother ,
smudge ,
snub ,
snuff ,
snuff out ,
soaked ,
soaking ,
sober ,
sober down ,
soddenness ,
soft pedal ,
soft -
pedal ,
soften ,
soften the blow ,
soften up ,
sogginess ,
soggy ,
soppiness ,
sordine ,
sordino ,
sound -
absorbing material ,
soundproofing ,
soundproofing insulation ,
sourdine ,
sparge ,
spatter ,
splash ,
splatter ,
spoilsport ,
sponge ,
spray ,
sprinkle ,
squash ,
squelch ,
stabilize ,
stamp out ,
stanch ,
standardize ,
steam ,
steamy ,
step down ,
stereotype ,
sticky ,
stifle ,
stop ,
strangle ,
stultify ,
subdue ,
suffocate ,
suppress ,
swampiness ,
swampy ,
swash ,
symmetrize ,
syringe ,
tacky ,
take from ,
tame ,
temper ,
throttle ,
tone down ,
tune down ,
turn aside ,
turn away ,
turn from ,
turn off ,
unbrace ,
undermine ,
underplay ,
undried ,
uniformize ,
unman ,
unnerve ,
unstrengthen ,
unstring ,
vapor ,
volatile ,
water ,
water vapor ,
wateriness ,
weaken ,
wean from ,
weigh heavy upon ,
weigh upon ,
wet ,
wet blanket ,
wet down ,
wetness ,
wettish ,
wettishness
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DAMP Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster damp implies a slight or moderate absorption and often connotes an unpleasant degree of moisture
DAMP | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary DAMP meaning: 1 slightly wet, especially in a way that is not pleasant or comfortable: 2 water in the air, in… Learn more
DAMP Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com Damp, humid, moist mean slightly wet Damp usually implies slight and extraneous wetness, generally undesirable or unpleasant unless the result of intention: a damp cellar; to put a damp cloth on a patient's forehead
Damp - definition of damp by The Free Dictionary 1 slightly wet; moist: a damp cellar; a damp towel 2 unenthusiastic; dejected; depressed: a rather damp reception n 3 moisture; humidity; moist air 4 a noxious or stifling vapor or gas, esp in a mine
damp adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes . . . Definition of damp adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant The cottage was cold and damp It feels damp in here Wipe the surface with a damp cloth We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin
damp - Wiktionary, the free dictionary Unceasing, soaking rain was falling; the very lamps seemed obscured by the damp upon the glass, and their light reached but to a little distance from the posts
Damp Definition and Meaning - Ask Difference "Damp" describes a slight wetness or moisture, often felt in the air or on surfaces e g , The morning dew left the grass damp and glistening
damp | Dictionaries and vocabulary tools for English . . . - Wordsmyth English dictionary and integrated thesaurus for learners, writers, teachers, and students with advanced, intermediate, and beginner levels
What does DAMP mean? - Definitions. net Damp refers to a state or condition characterized by the presence of moisture, humidity, wetness, or slight and often unpleasant moisture It can also refer to the act of lessening, diminishing, or reducing aspects such as vibrancy, energy, or enthusiasm
DAMP definition in American English | Collins English Dictionary Damp is moisture on the inside walls of a house or in the air There was damp everywhere and the entire building was in need of rewiring