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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
- At a private Australian Chamber of Commerce dinner held in Beijing on Wednesday night with former foreign minister Alexander Downer, Mr Hu was the main topic of conversation.
周三晚在北京和前外长唐纳一起参加一家私人澳洲商会举行的晚宴,胡士泰事件是主要话题。 - You lost your job? That's a real downer!
你失业了?真是件令人沮丧的事! - Not getting the promotion was a real downer.
未得到提升真让人沮丧。 - 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。 - For divorced people, Christmas can be a downer.
对离异的人来说,圣诞节令人感伤。 - It is especially strange that Downer is arcing up at Rudd now, given that the Cyprus negotiations over which he is presiding are entering a critical phase.
这是特别奇怪的是唐纳是电弧现在就在陆克文,鉴于塞浦路斯进行谈判,他是主持正进入一个关键阶段。 - 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 - 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。 - 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。 - Last season was a bit of a downer: I had a bad injury and needed a knee operation, but this term I've managed to stay fit.
上赛季有点沮丧。我伤的很重,膝盖还动了手术。但本赛季我希望能好好的。