Not getting the promotion was a real downer.
未得到提升真让人很沮丧。
He's really on a downer(= very depressed) .
他确实很郁闷。
1.〈俚〉抑制剂,镇静剂
1.something that makes you feel sad or disappointed
2.a drug that makes you feel relaxed or helps you sleep
1.Mr Downer also issued a statement on the matter from overseas, saying his comments had been misinterpreted.
唐纳还从海外发出关于此事的声明，称他的言论被误解了。
2.Last season was a bit of a downer: I had a bad injury and needed a knee operation, but this term I've managed to stay fit.
上赛季有点沮丧。我伤的很重，膝盖还动了手术。但本赛季我希望能好好的。
3.Let's face it. Condoms are a bit of downer. So how do we convince guys to put it on? And make durex the favoured choice.
认了吧，套套就是会让人兴致全无。所以我们要怎么才能说服男生用它、并认准杜蕾斯这个品牌呢？
4."It was a bit of a downer for Joe but he shook everyone's hand and thanked them for the performance after he'd gone off, " he said.
小乔有点伤心，但他在终场时上去和每位球员握手，并感谢场上球员在他自己离场后为球队的卖力表现。杰队说道。
5.Yet Mr Downer says the real question is not whether a deal is possible but whether the two sides truly want one.
不过唐纳先生说真正的问题并不是是否有可能达成协议，而是谈判双方是否发自内心地想要达成一个协议。
6.This was not the only character assessment Downer has provided of Rudd recently.
这是不是唯一性的评价提供唐纳最近有陆克文。
7.That's a real downer for a company that wants to be known for social connections and good news.
对于一个想以社交网络而出名的公司来说，这应该算得上是真正的镇定剂和好消息！
8.You want to wear pink and white, so I think that just a closet full of black is a downer, and I also think that it makes you look invisible.
所以我认为满衣柜的黑色是很悲哀的，而且这会让你很不起眼。
9.I don't want to be a Debbie Downer, but I want you to have full information before making a final decision.
我不想成为一个黛比唐纳，但我希望你能有充分的信息，然后才作出最后决定。
10.What's more, the visual murk creates emotional murk; the experience is such a downer that it's hard to find moments of up.
另外，视觉上的昏暗还带来了情绪上的昏暗，整个过程如此沉闷，都很难找到让人兴奋的时候。