'To pour cold water on something' doesn't mean to actually pour cold water.

“往某物上倒冷水”并非真的泼了冷水。

We have 'use up', 'not in easy reach', and 'pour cold water on'.

我们有“用完”、“不容易实现”和“泼冷水”。

So, Phil, if I pour cold water on you, how do you feel?

菲尔，如果我往你身上泼冷水，你会有什么感觉？

I pulled him out and poured cold water on his head for half an hour.

我把他拖到一边，往他头上浇了半个小时的凉水。

I think you might pour cold water on the idea.

我认为你可能会给这个想法泼冷水。

'Pour cold water on' — be negative about something.

“泼冷水”——对某事持消极态度。

Then they will pour cold water on it and you'll lose enthusiasm for this idea.

那么他们就会给你泼冷水，你就会失去对这个想法的热情。

Then she poured cold water over the butter and showed the children how to wash the buttermilk out of it.

随后她在黄油上浇冷水，给孩子们看如何洗掉酪乳。

'Not in easy reach' - not close or achievable. 'Pour cold water on' - be negative about something.

“不容易达到”——不接近或无法实现。 “泼冷水”——对某事持消极态度。

General Macmillan's power politics seemed to be practicable, but that fact poured cold water on him.

麦克米伦将军的强权政治看来是行得通的。但事实给他泼了冷水。

And then the final stage was that you would have someone pour cold bucket of water over you, basically.

然后最后阶段是，基本上，你会让人给你泼一桶冷水。

You can pour cold water on a plan or an idea, and if you do that, it means that you're very negative about it.

你可以给一个计划或想法泼冷水，如果你这样做了，这意味着你对此非常消极。

OK. So, here we are talking about net zero, which means limiting harmful gases, and the expression we are looking at is 'pour cold water on'.

好的。因此，我们在这里谈论的是净零，也就是限制有害气体，而我们正要学习的表达是“泼冷水”。