英语单词短语词组“take the wind out of someone's sails”的中文翻译、释义及用法解析-英汉词典

take the wind out ofsomeone'ssails

idiom

(alsoknock the wind out of sb's sails,knock the wind out of sb)

to make someonefeellessconfidentor lessdeterminedto do something, usually by saying or doing something that they are notexpecting:

I was allreadytotellhim that therelationshipwas over when hegreetedme with abigbunchofflowers- that took thewindout of mysails.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases

Discouraging and putting off

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(Definition oftake the wind out of someone's sailsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press)

单词	take the wind out of someone's sails
释义	take the wind out ofsomeone'ssails idiom (alsoknock the wind out of sb's sails,knock the wind out of sb) to make someonefeellessconfidentor lessdeterminedto do something, usually by saying or doing something that they are notexpecting: I was allreadytotellhim that therelationshipwas over when hegreetedme with abigbunchofflowers- that took thewindout of mysails. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases Discouraging and putting off aversive cold daunt daunting deter deterrence discouragement discouraging disempower disempowering dishearten emasculate emasculation pour/throw cold water onsomethingidiom put a spoke insomeone'swheelidiom putsomethingoff spoil spoke throw wind See more results » (Definition oftake the wind out of someone's sailsfrom theCambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus© Cambridge University Press) #https://dictionary.cambridge.org//dictionary/english/take-the-wind-out-of-sails##
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