to throw cold water on something

To throw cold water on something和中文里說的"潑冷水"意思完全一樣。下面的例子是一個人在說他辦公室里發生的事：

例句-1："Everybody else in the office thought my idea was great, but the boss threw cold water on it."

他說："辦公室里所有的人都認為我的主意很好，就是我們的老板給我潑冷水。"我們再舉一個例子。這是一個兒子在說他的爸爸：

例句-2："I had planned on going to medical school but my dad threw cold water on this idea the other day when he told me he wasn't sure he had the money to pay my tuition for so long."

他說："我一直想上醫學院。可是，那天我爸爸給我潑冷水，說他不一定有能力替我付那么多年的學費。"

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