damp down   (TTS發音)

1. make（a fire）burn more slowly 減弱（火勢）

    She damped the fire down for the night. 她把爐火封上過夜。

2. make sad or dull 使沮喪；使掃興

    Nothing could damp down his spirits. 任何事情都不能破壞他的興致。

    Difficulties and failures did not damp down his enthusiasm. 困難和失敗都沒有挫傷他的積極性。

3. diminish 減少；縮小

    Inflation is being damped down. 通貨膨漲的勢頭正在被抑制。