adj (1) 潮湿的(slightly wet)：～clothes/sheets/ground 潮湿的衣服/床单/地面;a～sponge/room/surface潮湿的海绵/房间/表面;a～course防潮层;～air/climate/weather潮湿的空气/气候/天气;It was a cold，～day. 那天寒冷潮湿。His clothes were～with dew/from the rain. 他的衣服让露水/雨打湿了。The towel/house/ground is～. 这毛巾/房子/地面潮乎乎的。It/The winter is～. 天气/今年冬天潮湿。〖同〗moist， wet;〖反〗dry;

→′damply adv 潮湿地;′dampness n 潮湿(气);

n 潮湿，湿气(slight wetness in the air， on the surface of sth， or throughout sth) [U]：the～in the air空气中的潮气;the～rising from the ground地上腾起的潮气;air the clothes to get the～out晾衣服好去去潮气;There is still～in these clothes. 这些衣服还潮湿。There were signs of～on the walls. 墙上返着潮气。The walls were brown with(the)～. 墙壁潮得发霉了。Don't go out/stay outside in the～. 外面潮气大，不要出去/呆在外面。〖同〗moisture， wet， dampness; 〖反〗dryness;

→′damp-proof adj 防潮的;

vt (1) 使潮湿(make sth slightly wet) [T+n](=dampen)：D～the shirt before you iron it. 熨之前先把衬衣弄潮湿。Perspiration～ed his palm. 他的手掌汗湿了。〖同〗dampen， moisten， wet;〖反〗dry;

(2) 使减弱(reduce the strength of(noise， a wave， vibration， etc))[T+n， T+n+adv(down)]：～down vibrations减轻震动;〖同〗reduce， diminish;

(3) 使……减弱(降低)(discourage; cool; lessen) [T+n， T+n+adv(down)]：His failure didn't～his zest for living/interest. 他的失败没有减弱他的生活热情/兴趣。～sb's spirits/sb's enthusiasm/sb's ardour/sb's energy挫伤某人的情绪/热忱/热情/干劲;～sb's resentments/sb's keenness(down) 使某人的愤恨/渴望变弱;〖同〗restrain， check， moderate;

damp down(v adv) 封火(vt)：～down the fire for the night封火过夜;～down a boiler给锅炉封火