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

• Members of the group of eight leading industrialised nations last night sought to damp down expectations that they could rescue the global economy from the impact of high oil prices.
  八国集团（g8）昨晚试图打消人们的期望，即希望它们会挽救全球经济免受高油价影响。
• We'll damp down the fire for the night.
  我们在晚上要炉火封起来。
• Difficults and failures didn't damp down his enthusiasm.
  困难和失败没有挫伤的他的热情。
• 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。
• Price control can damp down a general rise in prices.
  价值控制可以压低价格的一般上涨。
• 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。
• Use damp film to add wet technology, in cooperation with aeration technology and centrifuger fan down circulation ventilation technology, to aerate the wheat that is going to be carried outside the warehouse to adjust the moisture content.
  采用湿膜加湿技术，配合智能通风控制和离心风机下行式循环通风技术，对待出库的整仓小麦进行通风调质试验。
• Economists are now debating whether Beijing will raise rates again this year to damp down inflation or desist from further tightening amid signs of a growth slowdown.
  经济学家们正在辩论的是：北京方面今年是否将再次加息以遏制通胀，或是在出现增长放缓迹象之际避免进一步收紧？
• At the time, the concession was enough to damp down congressional ire.
  当时，北京方面的让步足以压下美国国会的怒火。
• 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。