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单词 throw (or pour) cold water on
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throw (or pour) cold water on

Be discouraging or negative about: she had poured cold water on the idea...
  • These reports, in turn, threw cold water on what was otherwise a lovely day.
  • Instead, she threw cold water on all that Internet euphoria.
  • Ever since the trendy Lefties in our society managed to throw cold water on competitive sports as part of the curriculum, our children have lost out on weekly exercise in schools.
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