downer

1. N-COUNT If you describe a situation as a downer, you think that it is very depressing. 令人沮丧的情况[非正式] [usu sing, 'a' N]

For divorced people, Christmas can be a downer. 对离异的人来说，圣诞节是个令人沮丧的节日。

2. If you are on a downer, you are feeling depressed and without hope. 感到沮丧的[非正式]

When I arrived, the team was bottom of the league and the whole place was on a real downer. 当我到达时，这个队伍在联赛中垫底，整个气氛令人感到沮丧。