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

• 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。
• What a downer that guy is!
  那家伙多让人泄气呀！
• 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。
• 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。
• Not getting the promotion was a real downer.
  未得到提升真让人沮丧。
• 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。
• 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。
• 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。
• According to UN Special Adviser Alexander Downer, the session was once again dominated by procedural issues on how to move forward.
  据联合国特别顾问亚历山大唐纳，会议再次占主导地位的程序性问题上如何前进。
• Downer said the region's economic giants should use their influence on Burma, because the isolated country relies heavily on their investment and aid.
  唐纳说，地区经济巨头应该对缅甸运用他们的影响力，因为这个孤立的国家十分依赖他们的投资和援助。