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
- What a downer that guy is!
那家伙多让人泄气呀! - 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。 - 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。 - You have been such a downer lately.
你最近可真没情调。 - This was not the only character assessment Downer has provided of Rudd recently.
这是不是唯一性的评价提供唐纳最近有陆克文。 - 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。 - 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 - 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。 - 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。 - We underachieved at this World Cup and the fact that we never played good football, like we can, is an added downer.
我们没有取得这次世界杯,事实是我们从来没有尽力打过一场好比赛,这让人十分扫兴。 
