A wet blanket
令人扫兴的人(或物)
🧩 词语组成解析
wet
[wɛt]
adj. 湿的;下雨的;懦弱的;（儿童）尿湿尿布的;
n. 湿地;液体;窝囊废;雨天;
vt. 使潮湿;把…弄湿;
blanket
['blæŋkɪt]
n. 毛毯，毯子;毯状物;厚的覆盖层;
adj. 总括的;全体的;无大差别的;
vt. 用毯覆盖;覆盖，掩盖;（规则等）适用于;
blank=blanc白+et表名词→白色织物→毛毯，毯子，羊毛毯
🗣️ 情景例句
It is generally believed that Chinese are poor public speakers.
一般认为中国人不擅长公众演讲。
You should wear a raincoat, It's rainy today.
你应该穿一件雨衣，因为今天下雨。
It seemed certain that she would be the first ship home, but during the race she had a lot of bad luck.
看来，它首先返抵英国是确信无疑的了，但它却在比赛中连遭厄运。