dampen

/ˈdæmpən/· v.

财经/商业B2

dampen
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Chinese meaning

抑yì制zhì,削xuē弱ruò

使shǐ潮cháo湿shī;引yǐn申shēn指zhǐ削xuē弱ruò

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价jià格gé上shàng涨zhǎng抑yì制zhì了le消xiāo费fèi者zhě需xū求qiú

Example

A new report from Nikkei Asia says Apple has told select suppliers to cut component production for the devices, as price increases allegedly "dampened consumer demand."

日rì经jīng亚yà洲zhōu的de最zuì新xīn报bào道dào称chēng,苹píng果guǒ已yǐ要yāo求qiú部bù分fèn供gōng应yìng商shāng削xuē减jiǎn相xiāng关guān设shè备bèi的de零líng部bù件jiàn产chǎn量liàng,原yuán因yīn是shì涨zhǎng价jià据jù称chēng「压yā低dī了le消xiāo费fèi者zhě需xū求qiú」。

Source: 9to5Mac · 9 Oct 2026

Background ✎

据jù日rì经jīng亚yà洲zhōu报bào道dào,苹píng果guǒ已yǐ要yāo求qiú部bù分fèn供gōng应yìng商shāng削xuē减jiǎniPhone 18 Pro系xì列liè的de零líng部bù件jiàn产chǎn量liàng,原yuán因yīn是shì需xū求qiú疲pí软ruǎn。报bào道dào称chēng,此cǐ前qián的de涨zhǎng价jià被bèi认rèn为wéi压yā低dī了le消xiāo费fèi者zhě的de购gòu买mǎi意yì愿yuàn。

Roots · etymology

源自damp(潮湿)+ -en(动词化后缀)

  • damp(潮湿)+ -en(使……动词后缀)

Collocations

  • dampen demand / dampen enthusiasm / dampen spirits

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