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

thin as a rake
瘦如根麦草
through thick and thin
无论情况如何都坚定不移地支持、陪伴或支援
that sucks
那很糟糕
the straw that broke the camels back
压垮骆驼的最后一根稻草
the ayes have it
通过投票支持某事物或决定
trip the light fantastic
优美而富有节奏地跳舞,常指在晚会或社交场合中尽情狂欢
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