rising damp

rising damp

美 　英

• n.从地下渗入墙壁的潮气
• 网络潮湿加剧；潮气上升的问题；愈演愈烈

英汉解释

n.	1. moisture that is absorbed from the ground into walls, resulting in structural damage 2. a form of damage in which the walls of a building become wet from the ground and begin to decay

例句

One opposition senator compares her to rising damp: "everywhere and impossible to tackle" .

一名反对党议员将她比作腾起的雾气：“无处不在却又难以抓住。”

Since being built the city, famous for its canals, has suffered from rising damp and the threat of being swamped by the sea.

自建城以来，威尼斯以运河著称，但威尼斯也常常遭受严重的潮湿，还担忧被海水淹没。