to burst someone's bubble是粉碎某人的美夢,潑人冷水的意思。

 

例句 : 1

A: I dream of going to study at Harvard University.

B: I' m sorry to burst your bubble, but your grades are too low. You' ll never get accepted to Harvard.

A: Did you mean that my dream of studying abroad went up in smoke? (up in smoke = 希望破滅)

 

例句 : 2

I'm sorry to burst your bubble, but the party has been cancelled.

 

例句 : 3

My little sister thinks that Santa Claus is real. Don' t burst her bubble by telling her that he isn' t.

 

例句 : 4

I hate to burst your bubble, but you won't be getting a pay rise this year.

 

例句 : 5

I have a friend who really wants to be a famous singer. I should tell her to give up that dream because she has a really bad voice, but I don't want to burst her bubble.

 

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