| 词汇 | downer |
| 释义 | downer noun informaluk /ˈdaʊ.nər/ us /ˈdaʊ.nɚ/ downernoun (EXPERIENCE)[ Cusually singular ] an event or experience that makes you unhappy: 令人沮丧的事 You lost your job? That's a real downer!你丢掉了工作？真是太倒霉了！ Difficult situations and unpleasant experiences a hard/tough row to hoeidiom abyss adversity at your worstidiom Augean bad hair day epidemic half nelson hardness have a bumpy rideidiom pall prison purgatory push factor quagmire quicksand scrape strait the Augean Stablesidiom the hard wayidiom downernoun (DRUG)[ C ] a drug that makes you feel calmer镇静剂 Compare uppernoun(DRUG)informal Specific types of drug acaricide alprazolam amnesiac anaphrodisiac anti-AIDS Dexedrine digoxin dissociative E, e ecstasy gas and air heroin LSD pep pill popper roach smack tetrahydrocannabinol truth serum Xanax downer | American Dictionarydowner noun[ C ] infmlus/ˈdɑʊ·nər/ an event or experience that makes you unhappy and lacking in hope, confidence, or energy: Your car’s been stolen? That’s a real downer! Examples of downerdowner Sometimes, one has to forget the circumstances in which one lives and what better than to take the odd upper or downer? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The pills and drugs used by the slimming industry could effectively be called uppers and downers—the term used in the drug culture. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, there are two enormous downers. From Europarl Parallel Corpus - English When my false leg broke as a result of metal fatigue, it could have been seen as a downer. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Depressants are also occasionally referred to as downers as they lower the level of arousal when taken. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Depressants or downers, which decrease mental and/or physical function, are in stark contrast to stimulants and are considered to be their functional opposites. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Her parents mutual misery and depressingly gloomy lives were a downer she felt had no place in her fun city life. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Knowing that in such situation electro-hipnosis is used to prevent subjects from hiding their true intelligence he solicits help of a downer. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. However, in spite of a very convincing start the chorus is a real downer, very weak indeed. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. His work as a writer earned much praise but little money, a problem exacerbated by bouts of alcoholism and an addiction to downers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. He was on a downer and he was drinking. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. Due to their effects typically having a down quality to them, depressants are also occasionally referred to as downers. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I was going through such a big personal downer at that time. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. I know it's a bit of a downer, but sometimes the right thing is more important than the music. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. A downed animal, one that is unable to stand, is not necessarily a downer. From Wikipedia This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license. These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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