의미: abamp

ab·amp n.【전기】 =ABAMPERE

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cramp your style

cause problems for you, cause stress for you If we can't buy a Corvette, will it cramp your style?

dampen your spirits

reduce your enthusiasm, cause you to lose interest Losing one game didn't dampen her spirits. She's full of hope.

drain the swamp

remove what prevents a clear view of the problem If I were manager, my first step would be to drain the swamp.

happy camper

a person who is happy most of the time Jack's a happy camper today. He's smiling and whistling.

put a damper on

discourage, spoil a person

run rampant

spread quickly, go out of control A disease can run rampant in a ghetto. It's difficult to control.

stamp out

destroy completely and make disappear The government is making a great effort to stamp out smoking among teenagers.

stamping grounds

a place where a person spends much of his time He went back to his old stamping grounds which he remembered as a teenager.

swamped

overwhelmed I am a little swamped with work at the moment so I can

amp

a marijuana joint dipped in formaldehyde and smoked

amp down

to calm down; to quiet down

Amp Joint

a marijuana cigarette laced with some form of narcotic

amp off

UNIX slang to run in background, from the UNIX shell & operator

ampster

Australian slang for a showman's or trickster's accomplice who starts buying the tickets, goods etc.

bampot

derogatory term for a foolish and objectionable person. See bam [Scottish use]

camp

an effeminate style and mannerism affected mainly by gays, however anyone can camp it up. See camp as a row of tents.

camp as a row of tents

a catch phrase implying very camp or gay

camp it up

to overact in an affected manner

champion

excellent; also used as an exclamation

damper

savings bank

lamp

1. to hang out next to a streetlamp;"I'm on the street, cold lampin'" -- Public Enemy (Cold lampin' with Flavor)
2. to relax while others panic

vamp

to leave

damp down

1．make（a fire）burn more slowly 减弱（火势）
She damped the fire down for the night．她把炉火封上过夜。
2．make sad or dull 使沮丧；使扫兴
Nothing could damp down his spirits．任何事情都不能破坏他的兴致。
Difficulties and failures did not damp down his enthusiasm．困难和失败都没有挫伤他的积极性。
3．diminish 减少；缩小
Inflation is being damped down．通货膨涨的势头正在被抑制。

for example/for instance

as an example；as proof； to give an example or illustration例如；举例说明
Many great men have risen from poverty， Lincoln and Edison，for example．许多伟人出身贫寒，例如林肯和爱迪生。
In physics，for example，“ to do work”means to move matter through a distance by a force．例如，在物理方面，“作功”意味着用一个力把一个物体移动一段距离。

for example instance

make an example of

punish sb． as a warning to others 杀一儆百
The teacher made an example of the boy who copied from another student during the test．老师惩罚了考试中抄袭别人试卷的男孩以警告别的学生。
The headmaster made an example of Jane to try to stop misbehavior by the other pupils．校长对简作了惩罚，以儆戒其他同学不要调皮捣蛋。

tamper with

1．handle ignorantly or foolishly;busy oneself rashly with胡乱处理；瞎弄
He tampered with the insides of his watch and ruined it．他瞎弄手表里的机件，以致把它弄坏了。
2．secretly get sb． to do or say wrong things（esp． by giving him money or by threatening to hurt him）（用不正当的手段）使某人做坏事
The candidate tried to tamper with the voters but in vain．候选人企图收买投票人，但未能得逞。
3．make unauthorized changes in 篡改
The document doesn't seem genuine；it must have been tampered with．这文件不象是真的，肯定被篡改过了。

vamp up

1．make up；invent拼凑；捏造He vamped up a few ugly rumors to discredit his colleague．他捏造了若干卑鄙的谣言以中伤他的同事。
He can vamp up an excuse that sounds true．他能炮制一个听起来象真的一样的借口。
2．improvise即席创造；临时凑成They vamped up the music．他们即席创作了那首乐曲。

stamp sth out

Idiom(s): stamp sth out (2)

Theme: STOP

2. to eliminate something.
• The doctors hope they can stamp cancer out.
• Many people think that they can stamp out evil.

stamp sb out

Idiom(s): stamp sb out

Theme: DAYDREAM

to get rid of or kill someone. (Slang.)
• You just can t stamp somebody out on your own!
• The victim wanted to stamp out the robbers without a trial.

put the clamps on

Idiom(s): put the clamps on (sb)

Theme: CONTROL

to restrain or restrict someone. (Slang.)
• Tom's parents put the clamps on him. They decided he was getting out of hand.
• They got mad and put on the clamps.

one's old stamping ground

Idiom(s): one's old stamping ground

Theme: NOSTALGIA

the place where one was raised or where one has spent a lot of time. (Folksy. There are variants with stomping and grounds.)
• Ann should know about that place. It's near her old stamping ground.
• I can't wait to get back to my old stomping grounds.

hold up as an example

Idiom(s): hold sb or sth up (as an example)

Theme: PRAISE

to point out someone or something as a good example.
• I was embarrassed when the boss held me up as an example.
• I don't like for anyone to hold me up like that.
• The teacher held up the leaf as an example of a typical compound leaf.

have a foot in both camps

Idiom(s): have a foot in both camps

Theme: FLEXIBILITY

to have an interest in or to support each of two opposing groups of people.
• The shop steward had been promised a promotion and so had afoot in both camps during the strike—workers and management.
• Mr. Smith has afoot in both camps in the parent-teacher dispute. He teaches math, but he has a son at the school.

cramp one's style

Idiom(s): cramp one's style

Theme: LIMITATION

to limit someone in some way.
• I hope this doesn't cramp your style, but could you please not hum while you work?
• To ask him to keep regular hours would really be cramping his style.

clamp down

Idiom(s): clamp down (on sb or sth)

Theme: DOMINATION

to become strict with someone; to become strict about something.
• Because Bob's grades were getting worse, his parents clamped down on him.
• The police have clamped down on speeders in this town.
• Things have already gone too far. It's too late to clamp down.

champ at the bit

Idiom(s): champ at the bit

Theme: DRYNESS

to be ready and anxious to do something. (Originally said about horses.)
• The kids were champing at the bit to get into the swimming pool.
• The dogs were champing at the bit to begin the hunt.

break camp

Idiom(s): break camp

Theme: DEPART

to close down a campsite; to pack up and move on.
• Early this morning we broke camp and moved on northward.
• Okay, everyone. It's time to break camp. Take those tents down and fold them neatly.

between you, me, and the lamppost

Idiom(s): between you, me, and the lamppost

Theme: SECRECY

secretively, just between you and me. (Fixed order.)
• Just between you, me, and the lamppost, Fred is leaving school.
• Now don't tell anyone else. This is just between you, me, and the lamppost.

clamp down on

act strictly to prevent something
" The government has decided to clamp down on smoking in public places."

Champagne taste on a beer budget

Someone who lives above their means and likes things they cannot afford has champagne taste on a beer budget.

Damp squib

(UK) If something is expected to have a great effect or impact but doesn't, it is a damp squib.

break camp|break|camp

v. phr. To take down and pack tents and camping things; take your things from a camping place. The scouts broke camp at dawn.

camp follower|camp|follower

n. 1. A man or woman who goes with an army, not to fight but to sell something. Nowadays camp followers are not allowed as they were long ago. 2. A person who goes with a famous or powerful person or group in hope of profit. A man who runs for president has many camp followers.

camp out|camp

v. To live, cook, and sleep out of doors (as in a tent). We camped out near the river for a week.

champ at the bit|bit|champ

v. phr. To be eager to begin; be tired of being held back; want to start. The horses were champing at the bit, anxious to start racing. As punishment John was kept after school for two hours. He was champing at the bit to go out.

clamp down|clamp

v., informal To put on strict controls; enforce rules or laws. After the explosion, police clamped down and let no more visitors inside the monument. The school clamped down on smoking. When the crowds became bigger and wilder, the police clamped down on them and made everyone go home.

cramp one's style|cramp|style

v. phr., informal To limit your natural freedom; prevent your usual behavior; limit your actions or talk. He cramped his style a good deal when he lost his money. Army rules cramped George's style.

for example|example|for|for instance|instance

adv. phr. As an example; as proof; to give an example or illustration. Not only rich men become President. For example, Lincoln was born poor. There are jobs more dangerous than truck driving; for instance, training lions.
Compare: FOR ONE THING.

high camp|camp|high

n., slang, show business 1. Kitsch, or pretentious material in bad taste that is still liked by higher class audiences. "The Potsdam Quartet" is a play full of high camp. 2. An exaggerated movie or theater scene that loses believability. Scarecrow and Mrs. King and Sledge Hammer are so full of high camp that no sensible people watch them anymore.
Middle camp and low camp refer to theatrical kitsch preferred by middle class and low class audiences, respectively.