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
  Synonym:spoilsportkilljoyparty pooper

双语例句

• We went for a wade in the shallows. This little pilgrimage threw quite a wet blanket upon his rising spirits.
  我们到浅水处去趟水。这趟路跑得他大为扫兴。
• He smothered the flame with a wet blanket.
  他用一条湿毯将火焰闷熄。
• He came and at once threw a wet blanket over me.
  他来了马上就对我泼冷水。
• Her refusal to accompany him acted like a wet blanket.
  她拒绝陪伴他，使他很扫兴。
• 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。
• Don't be such a wet blanket!
  不要那么扫兴啦！
• Don't throw a wet blanket on others at random!
  不要随便给别人泼冷水！
• Dorothy always acts like a wet blanket at our parties.
  多萝西在我们的聚会上总是令人扫兴。
• ( 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。
• Do not invite Xiao Li to the party. she's such a wet blanket.
  千万别请小李来参加这次的舞会，她总是扫大家的兴。