damp

damp, wet, dank, moist, humid

• i don't like damp weather.
  我不喜欢潮湿的天气。

• be wet to the skin
  浑身湿透。

• a dark dank and chilly cave
  一个既黑暗又潮湿、又阴冷的洞。

• grasses were moist with dew.
  草被露水润湿了。

• in the east, the air is humid in summer.
  在东方，夏季空气潮湿。

wet, damp, soak

名词 damp:

1. a slight wetness
   同义词：dampness, moistness

动词 damp:

1. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
   同义词：muffle, mute, dull, dampen, tone down
2. restrain or discourage
3. make vague or obscure or make (an image) less visible
   同义词：dampen, deaden
4. lessen in force or effect
   同义词：dampen, soften, weaken, break

形容词 damp:

1. slightly wet
   同义词：dampish, moist

1. Damp wood doesn't burn well.
   潮湿的木头不好烧。
2. The damp wood began to warp.
   这块潮湿的木材有些翘棱了。
3. These damp matches won't strike.
   这些潮湿的火柴划不著。
4. The building was cold and damp.
   这房子又冷又湿。

damp

adj.（形容词）
damp.er,damp.est
Slightly wet.See Synonyms at wet
微湿的，潮湿的参见 wet
Archaic Dejected.
【古语】 沮丧的，灰心的
n.（名词）
Moisture in the air; humidity.
潮湿：空气中的水分；潮湿
Foul or poisonous gas that sometimes pollutes the air in coal mines.
矿井瓦斯，有毒气体：矿井中有时污染空气的恶臭气体或有毒气体
Lowness of spirits; depression.
情绪低沉；抑郁
A restraint or check; a discouragement.
抑制，控制；失望
v.tr.（及物动词）
damped,damp.ing,damps
To make damp or moist; moisten.
使潮湿，使湿润；变湿
To extinguish (a fire, for example) by cutting off air.
封火，灭火：通过隔绝空气来熄灭（如火等）
To restrain or check; discourage.
抑制，阻止；扫兴
Music To provide (the strings of a keyboard instrument) with dampers as a means of reducing the dynamic level.
【音乐】 制音：用制音器来减小（键盘乐器琴键的）强弱变动的程度
Physics To decrease the amplitude of (a wave).
【物理学】 减弱的振幅

<常用词组>damp off 【植物学】
To be affected by damping off.
害立枯病：受湿气过多的影响，害立枯病
来源：
Middle English [poison gas]
中古英语 [有毒的气体]
perhaps from Middle Dutch [vapor]
可能源自 中古荷兰语 [水蒸气]

【引伸】
damp.ish
adj.（形容词）
damp.ly
adv.（副词）
damp.ness
n.（名词）