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

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没有免费的午餐
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说了很多但不一定会实际行动的话
theres no time like the present
抓住当下的时光是最好的
toe the line
顺从规则或纪律
the squeaky wheel gets the grease
喧哗的轮子得到了油脂
take a back seat
退居次要地位,不再参与或占主导地位
to a fine art
将技能或行为做到非常完美和精湛的程度
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