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take the wind out of one's sails
[英] [teɪk ðə wɪnd aʊt ɒv wʌnz seɪlz]
[美] [tek ðə wɪnd aʊt ʌv wʌnz selz]
[短语] 先发制人；挫伤某人的锐气
词频排名 39922/55435
学习人数 2
难度等级 2/10
认知比例 100.00%
例句
take the wind out of his sails by showing him his mistakes
指出他的错，使他很狼狈
A foreign policy success was needed to take the wind out of the radicals' sails.
亟需成功的外交政策以挫败激进分子的计划。
助记
联想
deflate
let sb down a peg or two 杀某人的威风；挫一挫某人的锐气
take the starch out of 使失去信心；使泄气
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