扫兴

sǎoxìng

HSK 7

扫兴 — sǎoxìng

1. to spoil things; to dampen spirits; to feel deflated; to be dispirited

   他的玩笑一点也不好笑，反而把大家都扫兴了。 tā de wánxiào yìdiǎn yě bùhǎo xiào fǎnér bǎ dàjiā dōu sǎoxìng le — His joke wasn't funny at all; instead it dampened everyone's spirits.