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

• 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。
• 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。
• You'd better damp ( down) the fire before leaving.
  你最好在离开以前用灰把火封上。
• They were too keen at first and we had to damp down their enthusiasm.
  起初他们的心情太着急，我们只好给他们泼点冷水。
• A few weeks'hard work should damp down his keenness.
  几星期的艰苦工作减弱了他的热情。
• We'll damp down the fire for the night.
  我们在晚上要炉火封起来。
• But in many businesses, many batches of customers leave from company every day, which prevents enterprises to absorb new customer, and to damp down the morale of the employees, which will ultimately affect the profits of the enterprise.
  但在很多业务中，大量顾客流失，既妨碍企业吸收新顾客，也挫伤了员工的士气，最终影响企业的利润。
• Difficulties an failures did not damp down his enthusiasm.
  困难和失败都不能破坏他的热情。
• S.buyers and that could further damp demand and push down prices.
  这可能会导致需求受到进一步打压、进而压低价格。