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！
He came and at once threw a wet blanket over me.
他来了马上就对我泼冷水。
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。
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。
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。
( 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。
She is a wet blanket.
她是人扫兴。
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。
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。
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。