damp
英 [dæmp]
美[dæmp]
- vt. 使潮湿；使阻尼；使沮丧，抑制
- vi. 减幅，阻尼；变潮湿
- n. 潮湿，湿气
- adj. 潮湿的
词态变化
第三人称单数: damps;过去式: damped;过去分词: damped;现在分词: damping;比较级: damper;最高级: dampest;副词: damply;
中文词源
damp 潮湿的
词源不详。
英英释意
- 1. a slight wetness
英文词源
- damp
- damp: [14] The familiar adjectival use of damp as ‘slightly wet’ is a comparatively recent development, from the 18th century. When the word was first borrowed into English, from Middle Low German damp, it was a noun meaning ‘vapour’ (an application which survives in fire-damp). It comes ultimately from a Germanic base *thump-. The first line of semantic development taken by the word in English was of a ‘noxious exhalation’ (including gas or even smoke, not just vapour), and this is reflected in its earliest adjectival use, in the late 16th century, meaning ‘dazed’, as if affected by such harmful fumes; ‘with looks downcast and damp’, John Milton, Paradise Lost 1667.
Another contemporary sense was ‘noxious’. But the 17th century saw the noun used more and more for specifically wet turbidity: ‘mist’, or simply ‘moisture’. And this formed the basis of the present-day adjectival sense. - damp (n.)
- early 14c., "noxious vapor," perhaps in Old English but there is no record of it. If not, probably from Middle Low German damp; ultimately in either case from Proto-Germanic *dampaz (cognates: Old High German damph, German Dampf "vapor;" Old Norse dampi "dust"). Sense of "moisture, humidity" is first certainly attested 1706.
- damp (adj.)
- 1580s, "dazed," from damp (n.). Meaning "slightly wet" is from 1706. Related: Dampness.
- damp (v.)
- late 14c., "to suffocate," from damp (n.). Figurative meaning "to deaden (the spirits, etc.)" attested by 1540s. Meaning "to moisten" is recorded from 1670s. Related: Damped; damping.
同义词辨析
humid, damp, moist, wet
这些形容词均有"潮湿的"之意。
humid： 正式用词，特指空气与天气的潮湿，相对湿度大。
damp： 指吸进或覆盖着一点水份，常表示潮湿得使人不舒服。
moist： 指微湿，侧重不干，但并非湿得使人不快。
wet： 普通用词，指各种潮湿的状态。
wet, damp, soak
这些动词均有"使潮湿"之意。
wet： 普通用词，一般指水所发挥的作用。
damp： 指全部弄湿，侧重状态。
soak： 多指浸没，侧重最后结果。
考试真题
- Try to make the hole in a damp area to increase the water catcher's productivity.
2017年高考英语全国卷1 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
词组搭配
damp off &I{【植物学】}
To be affected by damping off.
害立枯病：受湿气过多的影响，害立枯病
实用场景例句
- The cottage was cold and damp.
- 这小屋又冷又湿。
牛津词典
- It feels damp in here.
- 这地方使人感到潮乎乎的。
牛津词典
- damp clothes
- 潮湿的衣服
牛津词典
- Wipe the surface with a damp cloth.
- 用湿布擦表面。
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- The blouse clung damply to her skin.
- 衬衫湿漉漉地贴在她身上。
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- The old house smells of damp.
- 这老房子散发出一股潮气。
牛津词典
- Those marks above the window look like damp to me.
- 窗子上面的印迹看上去像是水渍。
牛津词典
- She damped a towel and wrapped it round his leg.
- 她弄湿毛巾，把它裹在他的腿上。
牛津词典
- Her hair was still damp...
- 她的头发还有点儿湿。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- ...the damp, cold air...
- 潮湿、阴冷的空气
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- There was damp everywhere and the entire building was in need of rewiring.
- 到处都受了潮，整栋楼需要重新布线。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- Hillsden damped a hand towel and laid it across her forehead.
- 希尔斯登沾湿了一条手巾，将它敷在她的额头上。
柯林斯高阶英语词典
- It's damp and cold, I think it's going to rain.
- 空气又冷又潮, 我看是要下雨了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- We shivered in the damp of the forest.
- 我们因树林里的湿气而打寒颤.
《简明英汉词典》
- Nothing could damp his spirits.
- 任何事情都不能使他精神消沉.
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- The damp air makes my old bones hurt.
- 潮湿的空气伤着了我的这把老骨头.
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- Mary's illness cast a damp over the party.
- 玛丽病了,这使参加聚会的人很扫兴.
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- It was drizzling, and miserably cold and damp.
- 外面下着毛毛细雨, 天气又冷又湿,令人难受.
《简明英汉词典》
- The house had got woodworm and rising damp.
- 房子有蛀虫,而且有返潮.
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- The matches have got damp.
- 火柴受潮了.
《现代汉英综合大词典》
- The clothes feel a bit damp.
- 衣服有点儿发潮.
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- The surveyor found damp in the kitchen.
- 房屋测量员发现厨房里有水渍.
《简明英汉词典》
- It was an unusual day for summer, damp and chilly.
- 这是夏季少有的一天, 又湿又凉.
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- Don't give those flowers too much water, they will damp off.
- 这些花不能浇水太多, 否则会烂掉的.
《现代英汉综合大词典》
- Don't give those plants too much water; they will damp off.
- 别给这些植物浇太多的水, 它们会淹死的.
《简明英汉词典》
- Damp the cloth, please.
- 请把这块布弄湿.
《简明英汉词典》
- Damp clothes iron easily.
- 湿衣服容易熨平.
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