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
- 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。 - In doing so, Mr Downer accidentally made a useful contribution to highlighting the real value of established media over the myriad of online and new media Bloggs competing for reader attention.
唐纳先生的这种无心插柳很好地强调了媒体的真正价值，这其中包括了已经比较健全的无数网络媒体和那些竞争读者关注度的新兴博客媒体。 - 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。 - They are certainly ungracious, given that Rudd lobbied UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon to appoint Downer as his part-time Special Adviser on Cyprus when he retired from politics in2008.
他们当然有失风度，由于陆克文游说联合国秘书长潘基文任命唐纳作为他兼职的塞浦路斯问题特别顾问在2008年时，他从政治退休。 - 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！ - Not getting the promotion was a real downer.
未得到提升真让人沮丧。 - 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。 - You lost your job? That's a real downer!
你失业了？真是件令人沮丧的事！