The dampened and plastic papier maché sheets are beaten into the face of the type form by means of brushes, are then removed, dried, and used as moulds to cast the stereotype plate from. Edward W. Byrn.十九世纪发明进展.
If leather is to be fastened on it must be first dampened. 威廉K.戴维.智者、化学家和伟大医生的秘密.
A change of ministry dampened his hopes, and in 1806 the government declined to adopt his invention on his terms. 鲁伯特·萨金特·荷兰.历史性发明.
A shirt, for example, must not be discolored by perspiration, nor a waist faded by washing, nor a carpet dulled by sweeping with a dampened broom. 伯莎M.克拉克.科学通论.
We took a walk, but my spirits were very, very sadly dampened. 马克·吐温.傻子出国记.
You would think that man had never dampened foot before, Pilar said. 欧内斯特·海明威.丧钟为谁而鸣.