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
  1. Not getting the promotion was a real downer.
     未得到提升真让人很沮丧。
  2. He's really on a downer (= very depressed) .
     他确实很郁闷。

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 镇静剂;安眠药
  Downersare drugs that make you feel sleepy or very calm.
  1. She was taking uppers and downers at the time.
     她那时在服用兴奋剂和抑制剂。
• 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.
  1. For divorced people, Christmas can be a downer.
     对离异的人来说，圣诞节令人感伤。

英英释义

noun

• a drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
  Synonym:sedativesedative drugdepressant

双语例句

• You lost your job? That's a real downer!
  你失业了？真是件令人沮丧的事！
• 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。
• 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。
• What a downer that guy is!
  那家伙多让人泄气呀！
• Mr Downer also issued a statement on the matter from overseas, saying his comments had been misinterpreted.
  唐纳还从海外发出关于此事的声明，称他的言论被误解了。
• 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。
• Not getting the promotion was a real downer.
  未得到提升真让人沮丧。
• 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。
• 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。