"downers" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 鎮靜劑
• 令人沮喪的事物

Definition

“Downers” 通常指可以讓人放鬆或想睡覺的鎮靜類藥物；有時也指讓人感到沮喪的人或事情。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

“Downers” 是非正式的俚語，多用來指鎮靜劑類藥物（如安眠藥、鎮靜劑）；有時也用來形容令人掃興或沮喪的人或事。正式場合不常用。

Examples

Some people take downers to help them sleep.

有些人服用**鎮靜劑**來幫助入睡。

After the party, talk about bad news was a real downer.

聚會結束後，討論壞消息真的是個**掃興的事**。

Doctors warn that taking too many downers can be dangerous.

醫生警告說服用太多**鎮靜劑**很危險。

He's a bit of a downer at parties—always complaining about something.

他在聚會上總是個**掃興的人**，老是在抱怨。

Mixing downers with alcohol can be very risky.

**鎮靜劑**和酒精一起服用很危險。

Sorry to be a downer, but we still have a lot of work to do.

不好意思有點**掃興**，但我們還有很多工作要做。