damp
adjective
uk/dæmp/us/dæmp/B2
slightlywet,especiallyin a way that is notpleasantorcomfortable:
潮湿的,潮乎乎的Thegrassis still damp.草还有些潮湿。
Thisshirtstillfeelsabitdamp.这件衬衫摸上去还有点儿潮乎乎的。
It was a damp,mistymorning.那是一个潮湿而又雾气蒙蒙的早晨。
- Theroomwas damp andsmellyso weopenedall thewindowsand gave it a goodairing.
- Put those dampclothesin thetumbledryer.
- Thehotelwallswerecoveredin damppatches.
- Thehousewasdusty, damp andunwelcoming.
- Left in thegaragewhere it was damp, thewoodenframehadwarped.
Wet weather & wetness
- clamminess
- dampness
- dankness
- dreich
- drench
- drenched/soaked/wet to the skinidiom
- misty
- moist
- moisten
- monsoon
- saturate
- saturated
- soak
- soggily
- sogginess
- spongy
- sun shower
- waterlogged
- wetly
- wetness
Compare
humid
moist
damp
noun[U]
uk/dæmp/us/dæmp/waterin theair, in thewallsof ahouse, etc., usually withharmfulorunpleasanteffects:
Repointingmortarisvitaltopreventdamp inwalls.
Thedamp isbadfor hisasthma.
See also
rising damp
- Theshedwas reallydarkandsmelledof damp.
- In thebasementwas someoldmachinery,rustingin the damp.
- Thewallpaperisbrownwithage, anddarkenedwithpatchesof damp.
- The damp was making myhaircurl.
- Watering theplantsmoreactuallyencouragesthe infection—anyfunguslovesthe damp.
- There was a lot of damp in theair.
Wet weather & wetness
- clamminess
- dampness
- dankness
- dreich
- drench
- drenched/soaked/wet to the skinidiom
- misty
- moist
- moisten
- monsoon
- saturate
- saturated
- soak
- soggily
- sogginess
- spongy
- sun shower
- waterlogged
- wetly
- wetness