damper

英 [ˈdæmpə(r)]

美 [ˈdæmpər]

n. (调节空气，控制炉火燃烧的)风门，气闸，挡板; (钢琴的)制音器，减音器
adj. 潮湿的; 微湿的; 湿气重的
damp的比较级

复数：dampers　

BNC.22032 / COCA.18613

习惯用语

put a damper on sth

noun

（调节空气，控制炉火燃烧的）风门，气闸，挡板
a piece of metal that can be moved to allow more or less air into a fire so that the fire burns more or less strongly
（钢琴的）制音器，减音器
a device in a piano that is used to reduce the level of the sound produced

(火炉、锅炉或熔炉的)调节风门，风挡
Adamperis a small sheet of metal in a fire, boiler, or furnace that can be moved to increase or reduce the amount of air that enters.
(钢琴等乐器的)制音器，减音器
Adamperis a device in a piano or similar musical instrument which makes the sound less loud by restricting the movement of the strings.
PHRASE 使扫兴;抑制
Toput a damper onsomething means to have an effect on it which stops it being as enjoyable or as successful as it should be.
1. The cold weather put a damper on our plans...
  寒冷的天气给我们的计划泼了冷水。
2. That would put a damper on the future growth of U.S. steel exports.
  那将会抑制美国钢铁出口未来的增长。

noun

a depressing restraint
1. rain put a damper on our picnic plans
a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
Synonym:muffler
a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace