英语单词词义辨析 词汇精选：damp的用法和辨析

词汇精选：damp的用法和辨析  

一、详细释义：,adj.,潮溼的，微溼的，溼气重的,例句：,This damp weather disagrees with my rheumatism.,这种潮溼的天气对我的风溼病不利。,例句：,The cheese molded in the damp cellar.,乳酪在潮溼的地下室中长了霉。,消沉的，沮丧的，情绪低落的,例句：,The party was a bit of a damp squib.,这次聚会有些扫兴。,例句：,The joke which I thought would make her laugh, proved a damp squib.,我本以为这笑话能博得她一笑，结果却毫无反应。,n.,潮溼，溼气，潮气,例句：,The air of this room is impregnated with damp.,这房间充满着溼气。,例句：,The damp has started the timbers.,潮溼已使梁木弯翘了。,矿井瓦斯，有毒气体,例句：,They are still conferring on the unexpected accident of the fire damp explosion.,他们还在讨论此次瓦斯爆炸的意外事故。,消沉，失望,v.,使潮溼，弄溼，变潮溼 [I,T],例句：,Damp the cloth before you clean the windows.,在擦玻璃窗之前，把揩布弄溼。,例句：,Hillsden damped a hand towel and laid it across her forehead.,希尔斯登沾溼了一条手巾，将它敷在她的额头上。,使泄气，使沮丧；抑制，阻抑，使减弱 [T],例句：,The setback did not damp his zest.,挫折没有使他降低热情。,例句：,Nothing could damp her spirits.,什么也不能使她气馁。,封（火），灭（火） [T],例句：,I'm going to damp a furnace.,我准备封炉子了。,例句：,You should damp down the fire for the night.,你应该把火封上过夜。,减幅，阻尼 [I],二、词义辨析：,humid,damp,moist,wet,这些形容词均有“潮溼的”之意。 humid正式用词，特指空气与天气的潮溼，相对溼度大。damp指吸进或覆蓋着一点水份，常表示潮溼得使人不舒服。moist指微溼，侧重不干，但并非溼得使人不快。wet普通用词，指各种潮溼的状态。,三、词义辨析：,wet,damp,soak,这些动词均有“使潮溼”之意。wet普通用词，一般指水所发挥的作用。damp指全部弄溼，侧重状态。soak多指浸没，侧重最后结果。,四、相关短语：,damp course,n.防溼层,damp-proof course,防水层,一、参考例句：,Nothing could damp her spirits.,什么也不能使她气馁。,Damp air can depose clothes.,潮溼的空气可以使衣服腐烂。,Damp gunpowder will not fire.,潮溼的火药不会起火。,Nothing could damp his spirits,任何事情都不能破坏他的兴致,The damp wood crackled and sparked.,潮溼的木头啪啪作响并冒出火花。,Leather quickly deteriorates in hot, damp climate.,皮革在热而潮溼的气候中极易变坏。,You should damp clothes before ironing them.,在熨衣服之前应将衣服打溼。,The arcade is a dark, damp area.,这条拱廊黑暗而潮溼。,Mushrooms wipe with damp paper towel.,蘑菇用溼的毛巾擦洗表面。,The damp wood began to warp.,这块潮溼的木材有些翘棱了。