/ˈdæmpən ||; ˈdæmpən/verb[T] 1 to make sth less strong or urgent 减弱；延缓: Even the awful weather did not dampen their enthusiasm for the trip. 连恶劣的天气也不能减少他们对此行的兴致。
2 to make sth a little wet 使潮湿: He dampened his hair to try to stop it sticking up. 他把头发弄湿，使它不再竖起来。