rising damp

noun

🔊/ˌraɪzɪŋ ˈdæmp/

[uncountable] (British English)

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a condition in which water comes up from the ground into the walls of a building, causing damage从地下渗入墙壁的潮气
- The house had got woodworm and rising damp.房子有蛀虫，而且有返潮。