商务英语：今日热词——扫兴的人或事
《财富》(中文版)
2015年02月03日
EXAMPLE: After my parents died last year I didn抰 go to any parties because I didn抰 want to be a downer.
在父母于去年去世后，我不再参加任何聚会，因为我不想扫大家的兴。
今日单词：
| 单词 | downer |
| 中文释义 |
扫兴的人或事（名词） |
| 英文释义 |
(noun) A person or experience that saddens, annoys, or discourages. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: After my parents died last year I didn抰 go to any parties because I didn抰 want to be a downer. 在父母于去年去世后，我不再参加任何聚会，因为我不想扫大家的兴。 |
今日短语：
| 短语 | cabin fever |
| 中文释义 |
幽居病（成语） |
| 英文释义 |
(IDIOM) A feeling of restless anxiety caused by being contained in a small space for a long time. |
| 例句 |
EXAMPLE: Snow fell daily in the mountains for almost two weeks, so many local residents began to get cabin fever, and they were delighted when the sun finally came out. 几乎两个礼拜，山里天天下雪，很多当地的居民开始患上了幽居病，当太阳最终出来时，他们都很高兴。 |
