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BNC: 22032 COCA: 18613

damper

damper /ˈdæmpɚ/ noun
plural dampers
damper
/ˈdæmpɚ/
noun
plural dampers
Learner's definition of DAMPER
[count]
: a flat piece of metal in a fireplace, furnace, etc., that controls the amount of air that can enter(通过调节炉内空气量控制炉火的)气门,气闸
: a small piece of wood inside a piano that is covered with cloth and that stops the movement of a piano string(钢琴的)减音器

put a damper on

: to make (something) less strong, active, or exciting抑制;使扫兴;泼冷水
BNC: 22032 COCA: 18613

damper

noun

damp·​er ˈdam-pər How to pronounce damper (audio)
1
: a dulling or deadening influence
put a damper on the celebration
2
: a device that damps: such as
a
: a valve or plate (as in the flue of a furnace) for regulating the draft
b
: a small felted block to stop the vibration of a piano string
c
chiefly British : shock absorber
3
Australia : a simple usually unleavened bread of a kind made originally in the Australian bush

Synonyms

Example Sentences

the pianist used the damper pedal on the piano for the quiet passages
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Word History

First Known Use

1707, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of damper was in 1707
BNC: 22032 COCA: 18613

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