downer

[US]/'daʊnə/
[UK]/'daʊnɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. 鎮定劑,令人沮喪的人
Word Forms
複數downers

Phrases & Collocations

a real downer

真是令人沮喪的事情

Example Sentences

Birmingham City are on a real downer .

伯明翰隊的確是一再遇挫。

the thought of the danger his son was in put something of a downer on the situation.

想到他兒子面臨的危險讓他多少覺得情況有些令人沮喪。

Now Magnetrol, a Downers Grove, Ill.-based industrial manufacturer, has come full circle: it is sending its first employee to the program.

如今,總部位於伊利諾伊州丹尼森市的工業產品製造企業Magnetrol公司完成了一個完整的循環:首次派出公司僱員去唸EMBA課程。

Feeling like a downer after hearing bad news.

聽到壞消息後感覺很沮喪。

Being around negative people can be a real downer.

和消極的人在一起真的很令人沮喪。

His constant complaining is such a downer.

他不停地抱怨真是令人沮喪。

The rainy weather is a bit of a downer.

下雨的天氣有點令人沮喪。

Don't be a downer, try to be more positive!

不要沉悶,試着更積極一些!

The movie's tragic ending was a real downer.

電影的悲慘結局真是令人沮喪。

Losing the game was a major downer for the team.

輸掉比賽對團隊來說是個重大打擊。

Her negative attitude is such a downer in the workplace.

她的消極態度在工作場所真是令人沮喪。

The cancellation of the event was a real downer for everyone.

活動取消對每個人來說都是個大打擊。

Feeling like a downer at the party because of a bad day.

因爲過得不好,在派對上感覺很沮喪。

Real-world Examples

Similar to the party pooper is a Debbie downer.

和“令人掃興的人”類似的還有“Debbie downer”。

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

Oh, God. I shouldn't be here. -Come on. Don't be a downer.

天啊。我不該來這兒。-拜託,別那麼掃興。

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

A person who always has a stick-in-the-mud attitude could also be called a downer.

一個總是墨守成規的人也可以被稱爲掃興者。

Source: VOA Slow English - Word Stories

I don't want to be a downer here, but life on Earth has

也許不是明天,但我們快沒時間了。

Source: PBS Space Science

In some situations, using downers can lead to death.

在一些情況下,便用鎮靜劑可導致死亡。

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford High School English (Elective 10)

Downers are known to cause headaches, feelings of sadness and a weak pulse.

鎮靜劑據悉可以引起頭痛,傷感和脈搏虛弱。

Source: Yilin Edition Oxford High School English (Elective 10)

A person who always has a stick-in-the-mud attitude could also be called a downer. This means they bring people down.

一個總是墨守成規的人也可以被稱爲" downer" (掃興的人)。這意味着他們總會讓氣氛冷場。

Source: VOA Special May 2021 Collection

You know, if you're on a downer, if you will, sometimes your body just responds accordingly.

你知道,如果你情緒低落,如果你願意,有時你的身體會做出相應的反應。

Source: Connection Magazine

Do you have another downer for us?

您還有其他讓我們沮喪的事情嗎?

Source: Money Earth

Not to be a downer but it just doesn't seem practical within the limited time frame given by 2050.

不是讓人沮喪,但在到 2050 年的有限時間內,這似乎並不現實。

Source: Realm of Legends

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