take the wind out of someone's sails

口语·打击自信
例句
Her sudden resignation took the wind out of his sails for the whole project.
典故来源 源自航海术语,指一艘船挡住另一艘船的风,使其减速,比喻打击他人的自信或热情。

📖 习语词汇解析

习语中的关键英语词汇

someone ['sʌmwʌn]
pron. 某人,有人; n. 某个人;
take [tek]
vt. 拿,取;采取;接受(礼物等);耗费(时间等); vi. 拿;获得; n. 镜头;看法;收入额;场景;
wind [wind,waind]
n. 风;气流;吞下的气;管乐器; vt. 蜿蜒;缠绕;上发条;使喘不过气来; adj. 管乐的;
sails
n. 帆;航行(sail的复数)

🔤 同首字母习语

too clever by half
过于聪明反而给人以不好的印象或引起麻烦
To hear something straight from the horse's mouth
从最可靠或权威的来源直接获取信息,确保真实性。
turn tail
突然转身逃跑
the joke is on someone
戏谑的对象是某人
to boot
除此之外
the ball rolling
开始某个活动或进程
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