damhring /'daemir)/
adj. critical of sb/sth; suggesting that sb扣guilty邊责的；诅咒的；可以定罪的：
damning
criticism/evidence isl ^ W ^
的证据◊ a damning condusion/report批评性的结论/
〇 Her
report is expected to deliver a damning indict- ment o/educatio/i
standards•人们预料她的报告会对教育
标准予以强烈谴责。
Damo-cles
/'daemakliiz/
noun ITM1
see
sword damp (Hr /dasmp/ adj., noun,
verb aadj. (damp-er, danip-est) slightly wfet, often
ill a way that is unpleasant _ 湿的；微 S
也；湿气重的：TTie cottage was coid
and dahip.:这 '小屋又冷又湿。0. Jt /eek damp in here•这地方使人感到潮苹乎'的。：◊ damp ciothes 潮湿的衣服◊ Wipe the suz/clce —th,a damp doth•用湿 涂擦表ffi。note at wet
► damp.ly flt/v.: TTie Mouse clung dampZy to 4er sfcfn.衬衫湿漉—地贴茬她身上。 ITg^l a damp 'squib (6rE, informal)
an event that is disappointing because it is not as exciting or impressive as
expected哑炮;令人失望的事；令人扫兴的事
»
noun
[U] {Br£)
the
state of being damp; areas on a wall, etc. that are damp潮湿；潮气；湿气；湿块：rheoW house smeHs 0/ damp•这老房子散发出—豉潮气。◊ Those marks above the window look like
damp to me. W 子上面的印迹看上去像是水渍。
aVCfi?[VN] f DAMPEN弄潮；使潮湿；抑制，减弱（感情
等）：She damped a towel and wrapped it round
his leg. 碰弄湿毛巾，把它裹在他的腿上。damp down sth to make an emotion or
a feeling less strong 抑制， 控制（情绪、感_情筹）Adam'p sth—'down to make a fire bum
more slowly or stop burning 使（’火）减弱；
'damp course (also damp-proof course)
noun (both 6/-£) a layer
of material near the bottom of a wall that is used to stop damp rising from the
ground (墙脚的）.
防潮层
damp-en /'daempan/ verb [VN] 1
(also less frequent damp) to make sth slightly
wet:弄湿；使潮湿：iPerspiration dampened
her/ace and necfc.她的脸兩脖子都汗_津的。
◊
He dampened hi5..hair to mafce it Zie_/Tat:•他把发弄
湿，梳得年平的。2 to
make sth such as a feeling or a reaction less strong抑制，控制，减弱（感情、.反应
等）：None of the setbacks
could dampen his enthu- sfasm/or the project•任何挫折都不能减弱他对备个项目
的热情。.◊
She wasn’t going to Zet anything dampen her spirits today.她木想'让任何事情来影‘她今夫命兴致。 damp-er /'daemp0(r)/ noun 1 a
piece of metal that can be moved to allow more or less air into a fire so that
the fire bums more or less strongly (调节空气，控制炉
火燃烧的）风门，气闸，挡板2 a device in a piano
that is used to reduce the level of the sound produced (钢 琴的）制音器，减音器 IT»TB1
put a damper on sth {BrE also put a 'dampener on
sth) (informaf) to make sth less
enjoyable, successful, etc_ 使扫使沮丧 damp-ness /'daempnas/ noun
[U] the fact or state of being damp 潮湿：To avoid dampness, air the room regukiri!y.潮湿，房间要经常通风。
damp-proof course nowA7 = damp course dam-sel I'dsemzl/ noun {old use) a young woman who is
not married 少女；‘娘；_..女 a
.damsel in
distress (humorous) a woman who needs
help 子；需要帮助的女子^
dam-sel-fly /'daemzlflai/
noun {pi. -ies) an insect with a long
thin body and two pairs of wings 豆娘 dam-son /'daemzn/ noun a small purple fruit, like a plum西洋李子（燊实呈紫色，类似李adamso/i tree亩洋拳子树
dan /daen/
noun 1 one of the levels in karate or judo (每手道或柔道.的）段 2 a person who has
reached a particular level in karate or
judo (•:空羊道惑棄道的）
入段选手
dance 〇-w /da:ns; AMmfdaens/ now/?，
• noun
1 [C]
a series of movements and steps that are usually performed to music; a
particular example of these movements and steps 舞 ig
;舞步.：a dance ctass/routine 舞蹈课；,..一—舞蹈知作,◊ J^nd aparmer cmd
practise these new dance steps•找个舞伴莱爹习'这
些新舞步。◊ Do you know any other larin.American dances?你会跳其他拉美舞蹈吗，？ The next dance wi'ZZ
be a waZtz.1 _下去是华尔兹运。一see also rain dance 2 [U] the art of
dancing, especially 'for entertainment 舞 :蹈（艺术）：an evening of drama,
music and dance 剧、，章丰和舞蹈晚会◊ modern/c〖assfcaZ
dcmce现代/、古 典舞蹈◊ a dance company/troppe 舞蹈,乂队 3 [C].
an act of .dancing 跳舞dance. P自们說个_ 吧。
◊
He did adance
〇/triump.h.他每高.采烈地舞动了 ..界赛。.4:[C]乒 sociai
.evenit at wAich people dance 舞会： We
hold a dance eS/eiy year to raise money for charity. 我们每年举行一场舞会，为'慈善事业募捐。5 [c] a piece of music for dancing to 舞曲：■ The band finished with a /ew stow dances.乐队最后演奏了几首节_缓慢的舞曲。
ITiTOI see LEAD1 Kj SONG
mverb 1 (V] to move your body
to the sound and rhythm of music 跳舞：Do ’ you want to dance ?你想跳舞吗？ ◊
We asfced me to dance•他邀请我跳舞。◊ They stayed up aH
night singing and dancing.他们唱啊，跳啊，一宿没
睡。〇 They danced to the
music of a string quartet. 随着弦乐四重奏乐曲跳舞。◊ Kuth danced aH evem’ng with Richard.整个晚上鲁思都和理査德跳舞。◊ Ruth and J^chard danced together aH.evening.鲁思,知理査德整晚 都在一起跳舞。2 [VN] to do a particular type of dance 跳…舞：to dance the
tango 跳探戈舞◊ to jcmce a waitz
跳华尔兹舞3 [V] to move in a
lively way跳跃；雀跃；
轻快地移动：rhe chi Wren danced around
her.孩子^们在
她周围蹦—跳跳。◊ 7?ie sun shone on the
sea ami the waves cicmceci an) spar/detL太阳照在海面上，碧浪翻
滚，波光粼截。◊ 77le words
danced-be/ore her tired eyes, ik些字在乏的眼前晃动。iraiBI dance attendance on
sb
(BrE,
formal)
to be with sb and do things to help and please them 讨好；奉承广迎合，dance the ‘night
away to
dance for the whole evening or night 整夜（丨或 通宵达旦）跳舞 dance
to $b’s
'tune
(6/f)
to do what- ever sb tells you to听从某人的指挥；唯各是从；言听
计从
'dance band noun a group of musicians
who play music at dances 伴舞乐队
'dance floor nown an area where
people can dance in a hotel, restaurant，etc.(旅馆、餐厅隹客人跳舞的）舞
场，舞池
'dance hall noun a large public room
where people pay to go and dance (more common in the past than now) 舞厅（营伞性的，此义稍旧)一compare ballroom datl-Cer /'da:nsa(r); NAmE 'daen-/ noun a
person who dances or whose job is dancing 與匕舞者； 舞蹈演员：She’s a/a/itasric
dancer.她的舞跳得菲好。
◊
ffe’s a dancer with t/ie
RoyaZ BaHet.他是皇家色蕾舞团
的舞蹈f员。
dan-cing 0^/'dainsirj; NAmE'dasn-/ noun [U] moving your body to
music ; M^： dancing classes 舞蹈课◊ There was musi’c
and dancing tiZ? two frTthe morning•音乐和舞蹈一直持续到凌晨两点。一see also
COUNTRY DANCING at COUNTRY DANCE,
LAP DANCING, POLE DANCING, TABLE DANCING ,D and..’Cfl仙/•• DILATATION AND CURETTAGE.刮宫术
dan-del
ion /'daendilaian/
noun a small wild plant
with a bright yellow flower that becomes a soft white ball of seeds, called a dandelion clock 蒲公英 .dandelion 'coffee noun a hot drink made from
the rOOtS Of DANDELIONS蒲公英咖啡（.热饮，用蒲公英根制
成）‘
dan.di，fied /’daendiiaTLd/ adj.
(pld-fashioned，disapproving) (of a man 男子）caring a lot about his clothes and appearance碎打扮的；油头粉面的
dan-dle
/'daendl/
verb [VN] {old-fashionecf) to play with a baby or
young child by moving them up and down on your knee摇逗（放在膝上的孩乎:） dan-druff /'daendrAf/ noun [U] very small pieces
of dead skin, seen as a white dust in a person’s hair 实皮 dandy /'daendi/ noun, adj.
u noun (pi. -ies) {old-fashioned) a man who cares a lot
about his clothes and appearance 好打扮的男子；油头
粉面的男子
• adj. [old-fashioned, especially NAmQ very
good 非常好
的；极佳的