dampen activity

基本解释

Continued fiscal consolidation will also act to dampen activity.
持续的财政调整也可能导致经济活动放缓。
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Kéri says the mutation might dampen activity in the brain's prefrontal cortex, easing its usual brake on mood and emotions.
克里说，突变可能会抑制大脑前额叶皮质的活动，放松其对情绪和情感的控制。
Yet higher taxes will also dampen(dampen down British English to make something such as a feeling or activity less strong) consumer spending, sending growth lower still.
但是高税收将会抑制消费者支出,反而导致增长率趋更低.