pour cold water on

Don't pour cold water on their optimism.

别给他们的乐观态度泼冷水.

Don't let relatives to pour cold water on your optimism.

别让你的亲戚来给你的乐观态度泼冷水.

Yet even Chinese officials pour cold water on the idea that this might happen fast.

然而,就连中国官员都对认为这种设想可能迅速实现的看法大泼冷水.

Instead, they seem to be doing their utmost to pour cold water on it.

然而, 他们似乎在尽其所能地泼冷水.

We must not pour cold water on their enthusiasm.

我们不能给他们的热情泼冷水.

I didn't mean to pour cold water on your idea.

我本不想给你的想法浇冷水的.

I did not pour cold water on you, this issue is currently no one know.

不是我泼你冷水, 这个问题目前没人知道.

City economists pour cold water on the idea that the economic recovery has begun.

伦敦金融城的经济学家给经济开始复苏的说法泼了冷水。