damp·er /ˈdæmpɚ/
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 damper
 阻尼器


 Damp a. [Compar. Damper superl. Dampest.]
 1. Being in a state between dry and wet; moderately wet; moist; humid.
    O'erspread with a damp sweat and holy fear.   --Dryden.
 2. Dejected; depressed; sunk. [R.]
 All these and more came flocking, but with looks
 Downcast and damp.   --Milton.


 damp·er n. That which damps or checks; as: (a) A valve or movable plate in the flue or other part of a stove, furnace, etc., used to check or regulate the draught of air. (b) A contrivance, as in a pianoforte, to deaden vibrations; or, as in other pieces of mechanism, to check some action at a particular time.
    Nor did Sabrina's presence seem to act as any damper at the modest little festivities.   --W. Black.

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 damper
      n 1: a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or
           chimney or furnace
      2: a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic,
         mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations [syn:
         muffler]
      3: a depressing restraint; "rain put a damper on our picnic
         plans"