downer
英 ['daʊnə]
美['daʊnɚ]
- n. 镇定剂；令人沮丧的人
- n. (Downer)人名；(英)唐纳
词态变化
复数: downers;
中文词源
downer 镇静药
来自down,向下，镇静。
英英释意
- 1. a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
英文词源
- downer (n.)
- 1966 in sense of "barbiturate;" 1970 in sense of "depressing person;" agent noun from down (v.).
考试真题
- You don't want them to think of you as a debbie downer.
2016年高考英语全国卷3 阅读理解 阅读D 原文
实用场景例句
- We've been on a bit of a downer since the Liverpool game.
- 自从利物浦比赛以来，我们一直有点沮丧。
柯林斯例句
- For divorced people, Christmas can be a downer.
- 对离异的人来说，圣诞节令人感伤。
柯林斯例句
- Not getting the promotion was a real downer.
- 未得到提升真让人很沮丧。
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- Getting into an auto accident today was a real downer.
- 今天被卷入了一起交通事故中真是一件让人沮丧的事.
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- What a downer that guy is!
- 那家伙多让人泄气呀!
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- Downer was not on the plane.
- 唐纳本人不在飞机上.
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- 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.
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- I, for one , have always found the opening line of Anna Karenina rather a downer.
- 我总是觉得《安娜?卡列尼娜》的开篇并非令人沮丧.
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- We guess she did what she could , but still, a pretty downer for the party.
- 我们猜测, 她已经竭尽全力了, 但还是给聚会蒙上了沉重的阴影.
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- My friend Mary is a real class act.
- downer(名词)情绪低落的人.沮丧.
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