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

• It would be a real downer if we have to wait for a table at the restaurant.
  它是一个真正的唐纳不要过一个安全的假期。
• In movies where the stydio gets all paranoid aboyt a downer ending.
  很多电影都是最后让人怆然泪下。
• 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。
• The "downer cow" syndrome is a common appearance of some diseases, so it must be analyzed from the basis of various related diseases.
  “奶牛卧倒不起综合征”是一些疾病的共有症状表现，必须从各种有关疾病的本质上进行分析研究。
• 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。
• In order to investigate the influencing factors of liquid-solid contact efficiency in feed stock zone of downer, a quantitative measurement system was carefully established.
  根据催化剂能够被液态染色指示剂染色的原理，开发了一套定量测量下行床油剂混合区油剂接触效果的系统。
• What a downer that guy is!
  那家伙多让人泄气呀！
• 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 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。
• 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。