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wet blanket

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++ˌwet ˈblanket / $ ˈ. ˌ../ noun [countable]  informalSPOIL someone who seems to want to spoil other people’s fun, for example by refusing to join them in something enjoyable that they are doing 扫兴的人,泼冷水的人
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wet blanketWhy be a wet blanket now?Roy is just like something you'd find in a baby's pram-a wet blanket.They thought he was a middle aged wet blanket.But there was no large wet blanket to be had.Morose Michell wins the wet blanket award.
ˌwet ˈblanket nounChineseSyllable
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wet blanket
ˌwet ˈblanket / $ ˈ. ˌ../ noun [countable]
informal someone who seems to want to spoil other people’s fun, for example by refusing to join them in something enjoyable that they are doing


wet blanketBrE /ˌwet ˈblæŋkɪt/ 🔊NAmE /ˌwet ˈblæŋkɪt/ 🔊 noun (informal, disapproving) a person who is not enthusiastic about anything and who stops other people from enjoying themselves 泼冷水的人;扫兴的人