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

• 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。
• The warm air is from the top down, making the damp clothes on the hanger dry rapidly from the top down.
  暖风从上往下，使衣架上的潮湿衣物从上至下迅速烘干；
• That scab union was a tool used by the capitalists in their vain attempt to damp down the labour movement.
  那个黄色工会是资本家妄图用来扑灭工人运动的工具。
• It has sought to damp down military tensions and cut off all information to the media on the Himalayan border situation, including Chinese intrusions.
  它试图缓解两国在喜马拉雅山边界的军事紧张局势，并对媒体封锁这一地区的所有信息，其中包括中国的侵入。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• Difficulties an failures did not damp down his enthusiasm.
  困难和失败都不能破坏他的热情。
• Emerging markets need to tighten their monetary policy further to damp down inflation.
  新兴市场需要进一步收紧货币政策，以降低通胀。
• 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。