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dampish

/damp/US // dæmp //UK // (dæmp) //

潮湿的,潮湿,湿润的,潮濕的

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Definitions

adj.形容词 adjective
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    damp·er, damp·est.

    • : slightly wet; moist: damp weather;a damp towel.
    • : unenthusiastic; halfhearted; tepid: The welcoming committee gave them a rather damp reception.
    • : dejected; depressed: I went shopping to lift my damp spirits.
n.名词 noun
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    • : moisture; humidity; moist air: damp that goes through your warmest clothes.
    • : a noxious or stifling vapor or gas, especially in a mine.
    • : depression of spirits; dejection.
    • : a restraining or discouraging force or factor.
v.有主动词 verb
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    • : to make damp; moisten.
    • : to check or retard the energy, action, etc., of; deaden; dampen: A series of failures damped her enthusiasm.
    • : to stifle or suffocate; extinguish: to damp a furnace.
    • : Acoustics, Music. to check or retard the action of; dull; deaden.
    • : Physics. to cause a decrease in amplitude of.
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    • : damp off, Plant Pathology. to undergo damping-off.

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Examples

  • We entered the fruiting rooms, which were warm and damp, the air thick and cloying.

  • There was no one there to help her, put a damp cloth on her forehead or hold her hand to convey confidence.

  • A sleeved, moisture-wicking dress is the easiest thing to toss on over a damp suit.

  • If you’re still anxious about potential toxins in the adhesive, or simply don’t like the taste, moisten the glue strip with a damp sponge instead of your tongue.

  • They had to wriggle through dark, damp and cramped spaces every time they visited.

  • Place the stack of phyllo dough sheets on a cutting board and cover it with a slightly damp towel.

  • Instead, I stayed in a bed-and-breakfast kind of place near the sea, so near that everything in it felt damp all the time.

  • With me tagging along, they dove into a rudimentary, damp shelter they had dug in a wood nearby.

  • That same day, despite tissues still damp from the aftermath of the botched audition, my life changed in a matter of two hours.

  • It insists on efficiency standards for household appliances so that your towels come out of the dryer refreshingly cool and damp.

  • The tears came so fast to Mrs. Pontellier's eyes that the damp sleeve of her peignoir no longer served to dry them.

  • As for him, he much preferred the darkness of his cool, damp galleries under the ground.

  • First of all, wrap a portion of damp newspaper round the roots, and then tie up with dry paper.

  • Dense fogs always prevail, and generally make the country very damp.

  • A damp mist rose from the river and the marshy ground about, and spread itself over the dreary fields.