downer
英 [ˈdaʊnə(r)]
美 [ˈdaʊnər]
n. 镇静药,抑制药(尤指巴比妥类); 令人悲哀(或沮丧)的经历
复数:downers
BNC.34710 / COCA.25150
牛津词典
noun
- 镇静药,抑制药(尤指巴比妥类)
a drug, especially a barbiturate , that relaxes you or makes you want to sleep - 令人悲哀(或沮丧)的经历
an experience that makes you feel sad or depressed- Not getting the promotion was a real downer.
未得到提升真让人很沮丧。 - He's really on a downer (= very depressed) .
他确实很郁闷。
- Not getting the promotion was a real downer.
柯林斯词典
- N-COUNT 镇静剂;安眠药
Downersare drugs that make you feel sleepy or very calm.- She was taking uppers and downers at the time.
她那时在服用兴奋剂和抑制剂。
- She was taking uppers and downers at the time.
- N-COUNT 令人悲伤(或沮丧)的情景
If you describe a situation asa downer, you think that it is very depressing.- For divorced people, Christmas can be a downer.
对离异的人来说,圣诞节令人感伤。
- For divorced people, Christmas can be a downer.
英英释义
noun
- a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
双语例句
- Mr Downer has previously acknowledged he was personally briefed by Dr GEE on the expert's return from iraq, but has never revealed the contents of that briefing.
唐纳先生先前曾经承认说,当专家从伊拉克返回后,他亲自听取了格博士的简要汇报,但是却从来没有就那次简要汇报的内容对外公布过。 - The only downer is a nasty ankle break for Sheffield United's centre-forward Hulse.
球赛唯一令人沮丧的,是谢菲尔德联的中锋赫斯令人不安的足踝骨折受伤。 - Gomez added that Alexander Downer, the Special Adviser of the Secretary-General, was unable to deliver post-meeting remarks as he was engaged in a meeting.
戈麦斯说,亚历山大唐纳,在秘书长特别顾问,无法传递会后的言论,因为他是在一个会议上进行。 - In order to investigate the influencing factors of liquid-solid contact efficiency in feed stock zone of downer, a quantitative measurement system was carefully established.
根据催化剂能够被液态染色指示剂染色的原理,开发了一套定量测量下行床油剂混合区油剂接触效果的系统。 - Asked if he was impressed by Mr Rudd's language skills, Mr Downer, a French speaker, said he was not one to flaunt his talent with foreign tongues.
当被问及鲁德先生娴熟的汉语是否给他留下深刻印象时,说法语的唐纳先生表示自己不是那种卖弄语言技巧的人。 - I don't want to be a Debbie Downer, but I want you to have full information before making a final decision.
我不想成为DebbieDowner,但在你最终做决定前我想给你全部信息。 - Catalytic Technology and Its Development of Gas-solid downer Quick-Contact Reactor
气固下行床超短接触反应器催化技术及其发展 - Downer also commented on China-U.S. relations, saying Australia has never been concerned that Washington is pursuing a policy of containment toward Beijing.
唐纳也对美中关系发表评论。他说,澳大利亚从不担心华盛顿对北京采取遏制政策。 - The one downer in my fairy tale is I've never been in love.
在我的童话里,有件沮丧的事情就是我从未恋爱过。 - At a private Australian Chamber of Commerce dinner held in Beijing on Wednesday night with former foreign minister Alexander Downer, Mr Hu was the main topic of conversation.
周三晚在北京和前外长唐纳一起参加一家私人澳洲商会举行的晚宴,胡士泰事件是主要话题。