killjoy

美['kɪldʒɔɪ]
  • n. 令人扫兴的人;煞风景

GRE

词态变化


复数: killjoys;

中文词源


killjoy 扫兴的人

kill,杀,joy,玩乐。比喻用法。比较spoilsport,wet blanket.

英文词源


killjoy (n.)
also kill-joy, 1776, from kill (v.) + joy. Formerly used with other stems (such as kill-courtesy "boorish person," kill-cow "bully, big man," etc.).

双语例句


1. This is a classic example of the killjoy attitudes of officialdom.
这是那种典型的令人不快的官僚主义态度。

来自柯林斯例句

2. Don't be such a killjoy!
别那么扫兴!

来自柯林斯例句

3. Don't be such a killjoy!.
别那么扫兴!

来自辞典例句

4. That killjoy ruined the fun by taking our beer away.
那个扫兴的家伙把啤酒拿走了.

来自互联网

5. Don't invite her. She's such a killjoy.
别请她来, 她是个令人扫兴的人.

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