bum out
bum out — 慣用語
1. to cause someone to feel low, discouraged, or upset, usually because of bad news
使沮喪；失望
使某人感到難過、失望或情緒低落
to cause someone to feel low, discouraged, or upset, usually because of bad news or a letdown
The rainy weather on Saturday really bummed Kwame out.
星期六的雨天讓 Kwame 整個人都很沮喪。
bum + object + out, with a situation as the cause
Losing the final match bummed out the whole team for days.
輸掉冠軍賽讓整支球隊好幾天都很沮喪。
bum out + a longer noun phrase after the particle
Hearing that the show was canceled really bummed Adina out.
聽到表演取消的消息，Adina 感到非常失望。
Camila was bummed out for weeks after her cat ran away.
Camila 的貓走失後，她難過了好幾個星期。
The canceled trip to Kyoto bummed the children out all week.
京都旅行取消，讓孩子們沮喪了一整個星期。
- get someone down
informal; stresses a longer-lasting low mood rather than a single moment
- depress
more formal and stronger; can suggest a serious or lasting low feeling
- disappoint
neutral; focuses on hopes not being met rather than feeling sad
- cheer someone up
used when something or someone lifts a person's low mood
文法句型
bum someone out
bum out + noun phrase
用法筆記
Subject is usually a situation, event, or piece of bad news rather than a person acting on purpose. When the object is a pronoun, it must sit between 'bum' and 'out' — 'it bummed me out', never 'it bummed out me'. The passive 'be bummed out' is just as common as the active form.