单词rising damp
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
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
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。