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party pooper

/pahr-tee poo-per/US // ˈpɑr ti ˌpu pər //

党徒,扫兴鬼,党员,党员干部

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n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Slang.

    • : a person who does not have the interest or vitality to participate actively in a party or other social activity and whose mood, attitude, or personality lessens others' enjoyment; killjoy: Don't be a party pooper—have a beer!
    • : a person who does not share the opinions, ideas, or enthusiasm of others in a group: There are party poopers who say the drop in gas prices won’t last. I don’t mean to be a party pooper here, but I didn’t find the movie all that funny.

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Examples

  • Neither the Republican nor the Democratic party have done anything to consistently target Asian- American voters.

  • Although the NFL party animal loves flaunting his washboard abs, he seems more fratboy than Fabio.

  • Eva Silverman, who co-hosts an Oakland Dinner Party, agrees.

  • Those who come to the Dinner Party are self-selecting; they do want to talk about it.

  • Talking about death is never easy, but with food, comfort, and familiarity, a new kind of dinner party is making it easier.

  • Walls End Castle, when the party broke up, returned to its normal state.

  • To give him a party name, he became an anti-clerical, strictly in a political and lawful sense.

  • Native women were not interfered with by either party, nor were the foreigners, many of whom took refuge at the British Consulate.

  • No one was hurt, although the shot was evidently intended for my party.

  • Ascension being a holiday here, all we pianists made up a walking party out to Tiefurt, about two miles distant.