The cold-water pourers are not all of one form of mind.

泼冷水人心态各异。

We say they throw a wet blanket on a situation.

们说他们在某种情境下给人泼冷水。

To rain on Tom's parade, whoever.

汤姆被泼冷水，不论是谁。

Oh no, it has rained on my parade.

哦不，被泼冷水了。

I'm getting business cards made but all of my friends will destroy me.

获得了新的名头，可朋友们可能会给泼冷水。

In fact, Mammy had spent her time deflating her conceit.

实际上，嬷嬷把时间都用来给她的骄傲自负泼冷水。

We have 'use up', 'not in easy reach', and 'pour cold water on'.

们有“用完”、“不容易实现”和“泼冷水”。

So, Phil, if I pour cold water on you, how do you feel?

菲尔，如果往你身上泼冷水，你会有什么感觉？

I think you might pour cold water on the idea.

为你可能会给这个想法泼冷水。

It is really very curious to observe how, even in modern times, the arts of discouragement prevail.

即便现在，关注这门泼冷水艺术到处狼奔豸突，也不能不令人啧啧称奇。

But if it rains on the parade, your plans have to be canceled or denied or destroyed.

但是，如果被泼冷水了，你的计划不得不结束，或被否定，或者被破坏。

And that's what the expression means To rain on your parade means to do something terrible to your plans.

这就是“被泼冷水”的表达意思。意味着对你的计划做一些可怕的情。

'Pour cold water on' — be negative about something.

“泼冷水”——对某持消极态度。

Then they will pour cold water on it and you'll lose enthusiasm for this idea.

那么他们就会给你泼冷水，你就会失去对这个想法的热情。

At one point a guard throws cold water over you.

有一次， 一名警卫向你泼冷水。

Somebody needs to take him down a peg.

得有人给他泼泼冷水。

But usually, I just splash cold water on my face and pat it dry.

但通常，只是往脸上泼冷水，然后拍干。

Just take it down a notch, Captain Buzzkill.

能不能冷静一点 泼冷水先生。

She splashed her face with cold water.

【cold】她往脸上泼冷水。

He splashed cold water on his face.

【splash】他往自己脸上泼冷水。