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
- 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。 - You lost your job? That's a real downer!
你失业了？真是件令人沮丧的事！ - Last season was a bit of a downer: I had a bad injury and needed a knee operation, but this term I've managed to stay fit.
上赛季有点沮丧。我伤的很重，膝盖还动了手术。但本赛季我希望能好好的。 - According to UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer, the session was once again dominated by procedural issues on how to move forward.
据联合国特别顾问亚历山大唐纳，会议再次占主导地位的程序性问题上如何前进。 - You have been such a downer lately.
你最近可真没情调。 - 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。 - For divorced people, Christmas can be a downer.
对离异的人来说，圣诞节令人感伤。 - In the aftermath of the Detroit downer, Damon did not mope around his Orlando home.
在底特律的惨败之后，戴蒙并没有在奥兰多的家中消沉度日。 - Getting into an auto accident today was a real downer. To become disheartened or discouraged.
今天被卷入了一起交通事故中真是一件让人沮丧的事。 - In movies where the stydio gets all paranoid aboyt a downer ending.
很多电影都是最后让人怆然泪下。