dampening
present participle ofdampen
| 单词 | dampening |
| 释义 | dampening present participle ofdampen dampen verb[T] uk/ˈdæm.pən/us/ˈdæm.pən/dampenverb[T](MAKE WET)(alsodamp) to make somethingslightlywet: Rain had dampened thetentso weleftit todryin theafternoonsun. Wet weather & wetness
dampenverb[T](FEELINGS)to makefeelings,especiallyofexcitementorenjoyment, lessstrong: Nothing you can say will dampen herenthusiasm. I didn'twantto dampen hisspirits. Becoming and making less strong
Examplesofdampeningdampening In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. Dampeningof the cortisol response to handling at 3-months in human infants and its relation to sleep, circadian cortisol activity, and behavioral distress. From theCambridge English Corpus A partial effect, on the other hand, would suggest temporarydampeningof lexical access during word learning. From theCambridge English Corpus Thisdampeningof the aggregative response of predators to heterogeneous prey patches leads to destabilization of the predator-prey interaction. From theCambridge English Corpus This is caused by thedampeningeffect of collisions. From theCambridge English Corpus We then introduce postponed retirement as a potentiallydampeningpolicy measure due to its encouragement of human capital formation. From theCambridge English Corpus While corporatism still acted as a brake on inflationary pressures, central bank independence was no longer a significant factor indampeningrising prices. From theCambridge English Corpus In the absence of a flourishing rural industry, the prevalence of the full peasantry apparently had a typicaldampeningimpact on demographic development. From theCambridge English Corpus After all, small risks rarely lead to actual harm, whereas fear and so on can have a constantdampeningeffect on one's spirits. From theCambridge English Corpus Increased contributions will restrain growth in earnings, which presumably will have adampeningeffect on stock prices. From theCambridge English Corpus This substitution results in additional negative charge to an area that is critical fordampeningthe negative charge of the nucleotide ligand. From theCambridge English Corpus However, armaments cost money and have absolute and opportunity costs, so the level of one's own armaments acts as adampeningfactor. From theCambridge English Corpus The first is adampeningof exchange rate volatility over time. From theCambridge English Corpus But both indampeningradical suffrage agitation and in facilitating a clearer ideological division between the parties, the 1867 act helped to correct the destructive consequences of the 1840s. From theCambridge English Corpus Across the three outcome variables, the conditioning influence of high school work experience is clearly present and consistent indampeningthe effects of young-adult work stressors on mental health. From theCambridge English Corpus Technological breakthroughs in vegetable production, if they are realized, will be at least as important fordampeningthe volatility of vegetable yields as for increasing mean yields. From theCambridge English Corpus These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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