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

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。
She's a real wet Blanket. She started quarreling with Li Ling when every one of us was in high spirits.
她真是个令人扫兴的人。正当我们兴致勃勃的时候，她却跟李玲吵起架来了。
He smothered the flame with a wet blanket.
他用一条湿毯将火焰闷熄。
( 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 weatherman throws a wet blanket on picnic plans when he forecasts storm.
天气预报员预报有暴风雨，给野炊计划泼了瓢冷水。
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 weatherman threw a wet blanket on our picnic plan when he forecast rain.
气象员报有雨，给我们的野餐计划泼了冷水。
Don't throw a wet blanket on others at random!
不要随便给别人泼冷水！
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。
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。