表达 “throw cold water on something” 的意思是 “给一个想法、计划或情况泼冷水”。其中，动词 “throw” 可以用 “pour” 替换，即 “pour cold water on something”，用 “pour” 所表达的否定态度没有 “throw” 那么强烈。 例句

我们知道“泼冷水”的意思是“挫伤别人的热情，打破别人的美梦”，那么如何用英语来表达“泼冷水”呢？有人可能会直接翻译成“pour cold water”，词典里确实是有这样的表达的，不过还有其他地道的表达哦，下面我们一起来看看吧。

POUR/THROW COLD WATER ON SOMETHING definition: 1. to criticize someone's opinions or ideas and stop people believing them or being excited about…. Learn more. Dictionary

泼冷水/潑冷水 [Pinyin] pō lěng shuǐ [English meaning] lit. to pour cold water on/fig. to dampen one's enthusiasm [Synonym] 冷言冷语

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The Chinese translation of 泼冷水 is dampen one's enthusiasm for; pour cold water on; discourage .

POUR/THROW COLD WATER ON SOMETHING翻译：給…潑冷水。 了解更多。

We must not pour cold water on their enthusiasm. 我们不能给他们的热情泼冷水. 《现代汉英综合大词典》

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