Definition
To reject an idea or suggestion emphatically without giving it any consideration.
断然拒绝，否定（某人的建议或想法）
She proposed a new marketing strategy, but her boss shot it down immediately without any discussion.
她提出了一个新的营销策略，但她的老板立刻毫不讨论地否决了。
My colleagues shot my initial idea for the project down in flames as soon as I presented it.
我一提出这个项目的初步想法，同事们就立刻毫不留情地否决了。
He tried to offer solutions, but each one was shot down in flames.
他试着提出解决方案，但每个方案都被毫不留情地否决了。