damp something ↔ down

phrasal verbphr v BURNto make a fire burn more slowly, often by covering it with ash 减弱〔火势〕，〔常指用盖灰的方法〕封〔火〕

Examples from the Corpus

damp down• Sandra: I turned a tap on and damped it down.• Then, as he climbed higher, a thick, damp mist came down and covered everything.• The damp retreated down the walls, the gardens came back to life and there was fresh food in the kitchen.