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
- 1I hate to rain on your parade, but the beach party has been cancelled.
- 2Everyone was excited about the trip until Dad rained on our parade with news of a train strike.
- 3Maya was celebrating her new job when her brother rained on her parade by asking about the salary.
- 4Nobody wanted to rain on Grandad's parade, so we all ate his burnt birthday cake with a smile.
- 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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