1. (火爐、鍋爐或熔爐的)調節風(fēng)門(mén)，風(fēng)擋 A damper is a small sheet of metal in a fire, boiler, or furnace that can be moved to increase or reduce the amount of air that enters.
2. (鋼琴等樂(lè )器的)制音器，減音器 A damper is a device in a piano or similar musical instrument which makes the sound less loud by restricting the movement of the strings.
3. 使掃興;抑制 To put a damper on something means to have an effect on it which stops it being as enjoyable or as successful as it should be.
e.g. The cold weather put a damper on our plans... 寒冷的天氣給我們的計劃潑了冷水。 e.g. That would put a damper on the future growth of U.S. steel exports. 那將會(huì )抑制美國鋼鐵出口未來(lái)的增長(cháng)。
damper英英釋義
noun
1. a depressing restraint
e.g. rain put a damper on our picnic plans
2. a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
Synonym: muffler
3. a movable iron plate that regulates the draft in a stove or chimney or furnace