damp
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++damp1 /dæmp/ ●●○ adjective 1 WETslightly wet, often in an unpleasant way 潮湿的 Wipe the leather with a damp cloth. 用湿布擦拭皮面。 a cold, damp day 寒冷潮湿的一天► see thesaurus at wet2. damp squib DISAPPOINTED British English informal something that is intended to be exciting, effective etc, but which is disappointing 〔未达到预期效果而〕使人失望的事；湿水爆竹 —dampness noun [uncountable] —damply adverb THESAURUSthings 物体damp slightly wet 潮湿的Iron the shirt while it is still damp. 趁衬衫还没有全干的时候熨烫。a damp cloth 一块湿布moist slightly wet, especially when this is pleasant or how something should be 湿润的〔尤指令人感觉舒服或本应如此〕a moist chocolate cake 滑润的巧克力蛋糕The cream helps to keep your skin moist. 这种乳霜可以让您的肌肤保持滋润。Make sure that the soil is moist. 要确保土壤湿润。clammy slightly wet and sticky, in an unpleasant way – used especially about someone’s skin 〔尤指皮肤〕又湿又黏的His hands were cold and clammy. 他的双手冷冰冰、黏糊糊的。air/weather 空气/天气damp slightly wet, especially in a cold unpleasant way 潮湿的〔尤指寒冷、令人不适〕It was a cold damp morning. 这是个寒冷潮湿的早晨。humid hot and damp in an unpleasant way 湿热的Florida can be very humid in the summer. 佛罗里达夏天有时非常湿热。muggy warm and damp and making you feel uncomfortable 闷热潮湿的This muggy weather gives me a headache. 这种闷热潮湿的天气让我头痛。dank dank air is cold and damp and smells unpleasant – used especially about the air inside a room 〔尤指室内空气〕潮湿阴冷的The dank air smelled of stale sweat. 潮湿阴冷的空气里有汗臭味。
Examples from the Corpus
damp• Be careful you don't slip - the grass is damp.• Don't put that shirt on. It's still damp.• My hair's still a little damp.• He loved the smell of the woods, and the damp alluvial soil that covered these mountains like a blanket.• It would not be damp and she would not be so weary.• Wipe with a damp cloth and grill them, or top each one with a spoonful of stuffing, then bake.• Clean the counter with a damp cloth.• Leonora lay gasping, arms outflung, eyes closed, her hair a tangled mass of damp curls against the pillow.• It's cold and damp outside - make sure you wear a warm coat.• Just wipe off the surface with a damp paper towel.• The great avenues of live oaks meant to grace their approaches now just cast a damp shade.• There was a damp spot on the ceiling.• Then it dashed to the ground near me, dug under a leaf, and pulled up a damp spruce cone.• Sleeping bags can become damp through normal use.• Hair sprouted in damp, unexplored crevices.• At first I hated the damp weather in Britain.damp2 noun [uncountable] British English 1 WETwater in walls or in the air that causes things to be slightly wet 潮湿；湿气 Damp had stained the walls. 墙上留下了潮湿的痕迹。Examples from the Corpus
damp• The constant cold and damp made Tony feel even worse.• A cold damp hung about the beechwood furniture and clung to the velour drapes.• He gazed at the tiny drops of damp caught in the electric of her hair.• The damp retreated down the walls, the gardens came back to life and there was fresh food in the kitchen.damp3 verb [transitive] 1.to dampen something 使潮湿2.damp something ↔ down phrasal verb BURNto make a fire burn more slowly, often by covering it with ash 减弱〔火势〕，〔常指用盖灰的方法〕封〔火〕→ See Verb tableExamples from the Corpus
damp• Political upheaval in the Soviet Union damped demand in that market.• The ground mist clung closely to the hedgerows, discouraging the birds and damping down all sound.• She predicted that 1996 will damp employment growth in New Jersey.• The low price of soybeans has damped farmers' interest in the crop.• Holidays in Tokyo and New York damped interest today.• Brownian motion is always present, but it is damped out in some dynamical systems and magnified in others.• A soft retail sales environment and pre-Christmas snowstorms damped results for many retailers.• They tend to avoid US-style controls for damping sudden speculative movements by closing down a market for a particular period.• Damp the sound with the pedal after each beat.Origin damp1 (1300-1400) Middle Low Germanslightly often unpleasant in an Corpus wet, way
damp
damp1 /dæmp/ 
adjective
Wipe the leather with a damp cloth.
a cold, damp day
2. damp squib British English informal something that is intended to be exciting, effective etc, but which is disappointing
—dampness noun [uncountable]
—damply adverb
■ things
▪damp slightly wet: Iron the shirt while it is still damp. | a damp cloth
▪moist slightly wet, especially when this is pleasant or how something should be: a moist chocolate cake | The cream helps to keep your skin moist. | Make sure that the soil is moist.
▪clammy slightly wet and sticky, in an unpleasant way – used especially about someone’s skin: His hands were cold and clammy.
■ air/weather
▪damp slightly wet, especially in a cold unpleasant way: It was a cold damp morning.
▪humid hot and damp in an unpleasant way: Florida can be very humid in the summer.
▪muggy warm and damp and making you feel uncomfortable: This muggy weather gives me a headache.
▪dank dank air is cold and damp and smells unpleasant – used especially about the air inside a room: The dank air smelled of stale sweat.
damp2 noun [uncountable] British English
water in walls or in the air that causes things to be slightly wet:
Damp had stained the walls.
damp3 verb [transitive]
to dampen something
damp something ↔ down phrasal verb
to make a fire burn more slowly, often by covering it with ash
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adjective Date: 1300-1400
Language: Middle Low German
1. slightly wet, often in an unpleasant way:Language: Middle Low German
2. damp squib British English informal something that is intended to be exciting, effective etc, but which is disappointing
—dampness noun [uncountable]
—damply adverb
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noun [uncountable] British Englishwater in walls or in the air that causes things to be slightly wet:
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verb [transitive]to dampen something
damp something ↔ down phrasal verb
to make a fire burn more slowly, often by covering it with ash
wet covered with or full of liquid, especially water 指潮的、湿的、潮湿的 ：◆ The car had skidded on the wet road. 汽车在湿路上打滑了。 ◆ You'll get wet (= if you go out now.in the rain )你现在出去就会被淋湿。 moist slightly wet, often in a way that is pleasant or useful 指微湿的、湿润的、润泽的，常指是舒适或有益的 ：◆ a lovely rich moist cake 可爱的松软味浓的蛋糕 damp slightly wet, often in a way that is unpleasant 指微湿的、潮湿的、湿度大的，常指令人不舒服的 ：◆ The cottage was cold and damp. 这小屋又冷又湿。 soaked ( very wetrather
指湿透了 ：◆ You're soaked through! (= completely wet )你都湿透了！ drenched very wet 指湿透了 ：◆ We were caught in the storm and came home drenched to the skin. 我们遇上了暴雨，回到家时浑身湿透了。
soaked or drenched? 用 soaked 还是 drenched？
saturated very wet 指湿透、浸透 ：◆ The ground is completely saturated: it would be pointless to plant anything. 地已经浸透，种什么东西都是白搭。
Patterns
wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated with sthsoaked/drenched in sthsb's coat/shirt/shoes/clothes/hair is/are wet/damp/soaked/drenchedwet/moist/damp/saturated ground/earth to get wet/moist/damp/soaked/drenched/saturated
