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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
- For divorced people, Christmas can be a downer.
对离异的人来说，圣诞节令人感伤。 - 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。 - 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。 - The only downer is a nasty ankle break for Sheffield United's centre-forward Hulse.
球赛唯一令人沮丧的，是谢菲尔德联的中锋赫斯令人不安的足踝骨折受伤。 - 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。 - You have been such a downer lately.
你最近可真没情调。 - 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。