damper

• n. [航][電子][機] 阻尼器；[車輛] 減震器；氣閘

來自damp, 潮濕，引申義減弱，阻擋。

damper (n.)

of a piano, 1783; of a chimney, 1788; agent noun from damp (v.). Either or both led to various figurative senses.

1. That would put a damper on the future growth of U.S. steel exports.

那將會抑製美國鋼鐵出口未來的增長。

來自柯林斯例句

2. Europe, century by century, was growing milder and damper.

一個又一個世紀, 歐洲漸漸變得更加溫和、潮濕.

來自英漢非文學 - 曆史

3. The cold weather put a damper on our plans.

寒冷的天氣給我們的計劃潑了冷水。

來自辭典例句

4. This was a damper, and conversation died again.

這句話猶如一盆冷水讓湯姆掃興, 因此談話就中斷了.

來自英漢文學 - 湯姆曆險

5. Their argument put a bit of a damper on the party.

他們的爭論使聚會頗為掃興.

來自辭典例句