damper
damper
noun
put a (或 the) damper on
noun
- a person or thing that has a depressing, subduing, or inhibiting effect
抑制物，压制者
■(Music)a pad silencing a piano string except when removed by means of a pedal or by the note being struck
(乐)制音器，减音器
■a device for reducing mechanical vibration, in particular a shock absorber on a motor vehicle
（尤指机动车上的）减震器
■a conductor used to reduce hunting in an electric motor or generator
阻尼器
■a movable metal plate in a flue or chimney, used to regulate the draught and so control the rate of combustion
节气阀门 - (chiefly Austral./NZ)an unleavened loaf or cake of flour and water baked in wood ashes
(主 澳／新)硬烧饼
put a (或 the) damper on
- have a depressing, subduing, or inhibiting effect on
使…扫兴; 抑制
he put a damper on her youthful excitement.
他压制了她青春的激情。
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