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

• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• Difficults and failures didn't damp down his enthusiasm.
  困难和失败没有挫伤的他的热情。
• 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？
• A system of institutionalised consultation and planning could damp down future instability in the countries of the former Soviet Union.
  机构化的磋商和规划体系，可能减少前苏联国家的未来不稳定性。
• The best way to lay the dust is to damp the floor down, and then rub it all over with a piece of cloth.
  不使尘土飞扬的最好方法就是把地板润湿一下，随后用布擦一遍。
• Difficulties an failures did not damp down his enthusiasm.
  困难和失败都不能破坏他的热情。
• If you don't use the fire now, you can damp it down.
  如果你现在不用火，你可以把火封上。