今天我們要學(xué)的詞是 dampen.
dampen 的意思是潑冷水、減弱。 A sharp escalation in U.S.-China trade tensions will likely dampen commodity prices and keep capital investments in a tight holding pattern. 美中貿(mào)易緊張局勢急劇升級可能會抑制大宗商品價格,使得資本投資處于緊縮狀態(tài)。
In Thailand and Malaysia, debt has ballooned due to booms in the auto and housing markets, and the growing repayment burden has dampened consumer sentiment. 在泰國和馬來西亞,由于汽車和住房市場的繁榮導(dǎo)致個人債務(wù)激增,不斷增加的還款負擔(dān)抑制了消費者信心。