wet blanket

英 [ˌwet ˈblæŋkɪt]

美 [ˌwet ˈblæŋkɪt]

n.  泼冷水的人; 扫兴的人

牛津词典

noun

• 泼冷水的人；扫兴的人
  a person who is not enthusiastic about anything and who stops other people from enjoying themselves

柯林斯词典

• 扫兴的人
  If you say that someone is awet blanket, you are criticizing them because they refuse to join other people in an enjoyable activity or because they want to stop other people enjoying themselves.

英英释义

noun

• someone who spoils the pleasure of others
  Synonym:spoilsportkilljoyparty pooper

双语例句

• Don't throw a wet blanket on others at random!
  不要随便给别人泼冷水！
• Do not invite Xiao Li to the party. she's such a wet blanket.
  千万别请小李来参加这次的舞会，她总是扫大家的兴。
• The weatherman throws a wet blanket on picnic plans when he forecasts storm.
  天气预报员预报有暴风雨，给野炊计划泼了瓢冷水。
• He rubbed it down when it got wet and covered it with a warm blanket on cold winter nights. As a result, the horse was strong and swift and carried its master safely out of the dangers of war.
  马身上湿了，他就给它擦干；在寒冷的冬夜，他给它盖上温暖的毯子。因此，这匹马很健壮，跑得很快，驮着它的主人屡屡安全脱险。
• Her refusal to accompany him acted like a wet blanket.
  她拒绝陪伴他，使他很扫兴。
• ( 2) The teenagers don't invite Bob to their parties because he is a wet blanket.
  青少年们不邀请鲍伯参加他们的聚会因为他是一个令人扫兴的人。
• That'll throw a wet blanket over plans of investors to get into the stock market.
  这个消息对那些想在股票市场投资的人来说就好像泼了一盆冷水一样。
• Distribution of matrix-bound phosphine along the height of the sludge blanket changed greatly in different seasons. In April, higher matrix-bound phosphine concentrations ( 19.14~ 106.3 ng PH-3/ kg wet sludge) were achieved, which followed a wave-like trend along the height of sludge blanket.
  污泥结合态磷化氢浓度及沿高度分布随生产季节差异较大，4月份测得结合态磷化氢浓度较高（19.14~106.3ngPH3/kg湿泥），沿高度呈波浪形走势；
• The forecast of rain cast a wet blanket over our picnic plan.
  预报有雨，使我们的野餐计划黯然失色。
• Don't be such a wet blanket!
  不要那么扫兴啦！