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。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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？
• Difficults and failures didn't damp down his enthusiasm.
  困难和失败没有挫伤的他的热情。
• 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。
• Allowing faster renminbi appreciation would damp down imported food prices and reduce accumulation of foreign exchange reserves ( thereby reining in the domestic money supply).
  允许人民币更快升值将压低进口食品价格，并降低外汇储备的积累（从而控制国内货币供应）。
• Don't forget to damp down the fire before going to bed.
  上床睡觉之前，别忘了封火。
• 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。
• 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。