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