rain on your parade

/ˌreɪn ɒn jə pəˈreɪd/INFORMAL · C1
中文对应近似对应
泼冷水
字面意思: «在你的游行上下雨»

含义

to spoil a plan or a happy moment for someone

破坏某人的计划或好心情.

例句

  1. 1I hate to rain on your parade, but the beach party has been cancelled.
  2. 2Everyone was excited about the trip until Dad rained on our parade with news of a train strike.
  3. 3Maya was celebrating her new job when her brother rained on her parade by asking about the salary.
  4. 4Nobody wanted to rain on Grandad's parade, so we all ate his burnt birthday cake with a smile.
  5. 5Don't let one bad review rain on your parade — the show sold out every night!

语法

这里的 rain 是规则动词:rained、raining。your 可换成 my、her、everyone's 等。常用在 don't want to 或 hate to 之后。

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