rising damp

noun

1. 从地下渗入墙壁的潮气
   a condition in which water comes up from the ground into the walls of a building, causing damage

1. （由地面渗入墙壁的）上升潮气，返潮
   If a building has rising damp, moisture that has entered the bricks has moved upwards from the floor, causing damage to the walls.

1. 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。
2. But its economists say this forecast may prove optimistic, depending on the extent to which turbulence in financial markets, and action by governments to curb rising food and fuel prices, may damp world demand.
   但世贸组织经济学家表示，根据金融市场动荡的影响范围，这一预测可能有些乐观，同时各国政府控制食品和能源价格不断上涨的行动可能抑制全球需求。
3. Rising damp ( dampness rising from the ground into the walls of a building) condenser, fixed, gas-impregnated
   （从地面渗入墙中的）潮气.气体渗透固定冷凝器
4. The basement is badly afflicted by rising damp.
   地下室受到上升潮气的严重损害。