rain on your parade

/ˌreɪn ɒn jə pəˈreɪd/INFORMAL · C1
中文對應近似對應
潑冷水
字面意思: «在你的遊行上下雨»

意思

to spoil a plan or a happy moment for someone

破壞某人的計畫或好心情.

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!

文法

這裡的 rain 是規則動詞:rained、raining。your 可換成 my、her、everyone's 等。常用在 don't want to 或 hate to 之後。

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