Debbie Downer: Every other word coming out of her mouth might be a complaint, but don't let it get you down.(抱怨狂：幾乎每句從她嘴里說出來的話都是抱怨，但不要為此令自己心情不好。)

Negative Nelly is a downer, all is wrong in their world.(消極者。這些人是讓人沮喪的的，在他們的世界里所有的東西都是錯的。)

We underachieved at this World Cup and the fact that we never played good football, like we can, is an added downer.(我們沒有取得這次世界杯，事實是我們從來沒有盡力打過一場好比賽，這讓人十分掃興。)

It's this kind of commonsense conclusion that keeps the book from being tossed in the "total downer" bin.(這種常識性的結論令此書不至于被歸到“完全讓人沮喪”一類。)

Rejection is a booster not a downer.(拒絕是助推器，不是沮喪。)

"The Downer is a person you have to let into your life with care because this trait can be contagious," Yager says.(“掃興者是一種讓他進入你生活時你必須小心的人，因為這種性格會感染他人”，耶格說。)

My date from last night was such a Debbie downer that I went home with a heavy heart!(我昨天晚上的約會對象是個陰沉喪氣的人以至于我帶著沉重的心情回家。)

Yet Mr Downer says the real question is not whether a deal is possible but whether the two sides truly want one.(但唐納表示，真正的問題不在于是否可能達成一項協議，而是雙方是否真正要達成協議。)

Getting into an auto accident today was a real downer.(今天被卷入了一起交通事故中真是一件讓人沮喪的事。)

The title plant had been used as antalgesic and downer from the beginning of the 20th century up to now.(早在20世紀，這種植物就是流行的止痛藥和鎮定劑，一直沿用至今。)