wet blanket
英 [ˌwet ˈblæŋkɪt]
美 [ˌwet ˈblæŋkɪt]
n. 泼冷水的人; 扫兴的人
牛津词典
noun
- 泼冷水的人;扫兴的人
a person who is not enthusiastic about anything and who stops other people from enjoying themselves
柯林斯词典
- 扫兴的人
If you say that someone is awet blanket, you are criticizing them because they refuse to join other people in an enjoyable activity or because they want to stop other people enjoying themselves.
英英释义
noun
- someone who spoils the pleasure of others
双语例句
- ( 2) The teenagers don't invite Bob to their parties because he is a wet blanket.
青少年们不邀请鲍伯参加他们的聚会因为他是一个令人扫兴的人。 - The forecast of rain cast a wet blanket over our picnic plan.
预报有雨,使我们的野餐计划黯然失色。 - Don't throw a wet blanket on others at random!
不要随便给别人泼冷水! - Let's not invite Dick to the dance-he is such a wet blanket with that sour look on his face and his boring talk.
我们开舞会可别请迪克。他整日愁眉苦脸,言谈无聊,是个让人扫兴的家伙。 - Distribution of matrix-bound phosphine along the height of the sludge blanket changed greatly in different seasons. In April, higher matrix-bound phosphine concentrations ( 19.14~ 106.3 ng PH-3/ kg wet sludge) were achieved, which followed a wave-like trend along the height of sludge blanket.
污泥结合态磷化氢浓度及沿高度分布随生产季节差异较大,4月份测得结合态磷化氢浓度较高(19.14~106.3ngPH3/kg湿泥),沿高度呈波浪形走势; - This idea the disconnect between the need for government programs and the true implantation of them has caused a polarized system that throws a wet blanket over anything you want to get done.
对政府项目的需求和项目实际执行之间脱节,这个体系两级分化,想做什么事都做不成。 - The boss says we can't schedule a company picnic and has rejected the party idea; he's just a wet blanket.
老板说我们不能安排公司的野餐活动,并且还反对我们举行晚会,他真让人扫兴。 - I shouldn't be such a wet blanket, but I'm afraid I have got to go back home.
我真不该扫大家的兴,可是现在我必须回家了。 - That'll throw a wet blanket over plans of investors to get into the stock market.
这个消息对那些想在股票市场投资的人来说就好像泼了一盆冷水一样。 - So don't get the feeling that I'm a wet blanket if I don't react enthusiasm, especially if all viewpoints have not been considered.
所以,如果我没有表现出反应热烈,尤其是如果所有的观点没有全被考虑到时,请不要认为我是煞风景的人。