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

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.

noun

Don't throw a wet blanket on others at random!
不要随便给别人泼冷水！
Her refusal to accompany him acted like a wet blanket.
她拒绝陪伴他，使他很扫兴。
While we were talking about the party, Bill kept being a wet blanket.
我们在谈派对的事时，比尔一直扫我们的兴。
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。
Don't be a wet blanket. I will take my health seriously.
别说这些扫兴的话，我会善待自己的健康的。
The refusal of several rich men to give anything in aid of establishing a free public library threw a wet blanket over the project.
几个富人不肯出钱资助，使建立一座免费公共图书馆的计划遇到挫折。
He is a black sheep and his brother is a wet blanket.
他是一只黑色的绵羊，他的弟弟是一条湿毛毯。
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。
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。
He came and at once threw a wet blanket over me.
他来了马上就对我泼冷水。