El Nino is a meteorological phenomenon that raises oceanic water temperatures,but at the same time it dampens down tornadoes
厄尔尼诺现象这一气象现象使大洋水温升高,但与此同时却抑制龙卷风的形成
阻止
They tried to dampen down house price rises
他们设法阻止房价上涨。
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dampen down
抑制
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The room is uncomfortably hot. Dampen down the fire,please.
房门太热,请把火封住。
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They tried to dampen down house price rises
他们设法阻止房价上涨。
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El Nino is a meteorological phenomenon that raises oceanic water temperatures,but at the same time it dampens down tornadoes
厄尔尼诺现象这一气象现象使大洋水温升高,但与此同时却抑制龙卷风的形成
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The bugs dampen down overactive immune responses, which can lead to rashes or cause cuts and bruises to become swollen and painful.
这些细菌缓解了过度活化的免疫反应。那种反应能导致发疹或使割伤或擦伤红肿疼痛。
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Mr Gates was quick to dampen down what he called "loose talk" about the west enforcing a no-fly zone over Libya.
针对外界呼吁西方在利比亚设置禁飞区，盖茨迅速采取行动降低各方期望，称这种呼吁是“信口开河”。
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The surge has yet to dampen down the civil war between Sunnis and Shias.
增兵行动还没有化解逊尼派和什叶派之间的战争。
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In the Muggle world, there is all kind of work that could make this possible, for instance drugs to dampen down traumatic memories.
在麻瓜世界里，有很多种方法也可以实现记忆消除，比如，使用药物来消退创伤记忆。
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If this was happening during a boom, it might be understandable. But recession would normally dampen down price rises.
如果说，经济繁荣期出现这场情况，这也还说得过去，然而衰退期间本来应该会抑制价格上涨速度的。
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1.<div> To make a place or thing wet, especially in order to prevent, halt, or extinguish a fire. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dampen" and "down." The flames may be under control, but if we don't dampen down the burnt materials and eliminate hot spots, it could start up again soon. The fire was mostly contained by 5 AM, with firefighters dampening the remaining areas down by </div><div> To have a stifling, subduing, or deadening effect on something, such as an action or emotion. A noun or pronoun can be used between "dampen" and "down." The Federal Reserve's announcement seems to have dampened down the economy's recent growth. Hearing more details about the project certainly dampened my enthusiasm down for it. </div><div>See also: dampen , down </div>
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