| 词组 | put a damper on |
| 释义 | Idiom put a damper onput a damper on (something) to make something less enjoyable.The terrible weather put a damper on this year's New Year celebrations. Etymology: a damper is a device that reduces the loudness of sound, esp. on a piano, or controls the temperature of a fire put a damper on (something)To discourage, inhibit, or deter something; to make something less enjoyable, pleasant, or fun; to have a subduing or deadening effect on something. The foul weather really put a damper on our picnic yesterday. Without question, this tax scandal has put a damper on the senator's likelihood of being re-elected. The construction happening near our building has really put a damper on sales this month. put a damper on somethingFig. to have a dulling or numbing influence on something. The bad news really put a damper on everything. The rainy weather put a damper on our picnic. put a damper onDiscourage, dishearten, deter, as in Grandpa's death put a damper on our Christmas holidays. This idiom employs the noun damper in the sense of "something that damps or depresses the spirits," a usage dating from the mid-1700s. put a (or the) damper (or dampener) onhave a depressing, subduing, or inhibiting effect on someone or something. |
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