downer

FREQ #23201

n. 镇定剂, 令人沮丧的人

发音

UK /ˈdaʊnə/
AU
US /ˈdaʊnɚ/

词形变化

downers 复数

释义与例句

n.
  1. 1.

    A negative drug trip.

    俚语

    Normally those pills give me a boost, but last night they gave me a downer.

  2. 2.

    A drug that has depressant qualities.

    俚语
  3. 3.

    Something or someone disagreeable, dispiriting or depressing; a killjoy.

    俚语
  4. 4.

    A livestock animal that has collapsed.

  5. 5.

    A form of industrial action in which workers down tools and refuse to work.

    In the Workplace Industrial Relations Survey, a strike may be a downer or a stoppage as defined by the Department.

  6. 1.

    A sixpence.

    英国 废旧 俚语

词汇关系

名词

同义词 2

sedative depressant

上位词 4

medicine medication medicament street drug

下位词 2

chloralhydrate glutethimide

相关短语

Debbie Downer

词源

From down + -er.

来源：wiktionary