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泼冷水
/ pō lěng shuǐ /
Strokes
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Collocation
1
充当了泼冷水者的角色
2
泼泼冷水
3
泼点冷水
4
总是泼冷水
5
往……上泼冷水
6
不泼冷水
7
经常泼冷水
8
不断泼冷水
9
给某人泼冷水
10
向某人泼冷水
Definition
泼冷水
Literally means:
to pour cold water on someone
Actually means:
to dampen one's enthusiasm
This phrase figuratively means dampening one's passion or enthusiasm; it also means helping one become realistic about his situation.
比喻打击或挫伤某人的热情、积极性，也比喻让某人清醒。
Example
Used as predicate, object or attributive and it can have other words in between. When used in the latter meaning, the verb can also be duplicated. (作谓语、宾语、定语，中间可以插入别的词语)用于后一意义时，还可以重叠)
1
Zhè
这
běn
本
shū
书
gāng
刚
dòngbǐ
动笔
de
的
shíhou
时候
,
xǔduō
许多
rén
人
gěi
给
tā
他
pōlěngshuǐ
泼冷水
,
shuō
说
mài
卖
de
得
bùhǎo
不好
,
méi
没
xiǎngdào
想到
xiànzài
现在
zhème
这么
chàngxiāo
畅销
。
When the first started, many people poured cold water on him, saying that it was not selling well, but they didn't expect it to sell so well now.
2
Wǒ
我
kàn
看
,
tā
他
liàn
练
zhège
这个
gōng
功
yǐjīng
已经
kuài
快
zǒuhuǒrùmó
走火入魔
le
了
,
yīnggāi
应该
gěi
给
tā
他
pō
泼
pōlěngshuǐ
泼冷水
le
了
。
I think he's almost on fire for practicing this, and he should pour cold water on him.
3
Zhè
这
shì
事
nǐ
你
bùdàn
不但
bù
不
bāngmáng
帮忙
,
fǎnér
反而
chōngdāng
充当
le
了
pōlěngshuǐzhě
泼冷水者
de
的
juésè
角色
,
nǐ
你
shénme
什么
yìsi
意思
?
Instead of helping, you're acting as a cold waterer, what do you mean?