“Take the wind out of someone’s sails”
Feelings定義
使某人感到缺乏自信或熱情。
English: To make someone feel less confident or enthusiastic.
例句
範例
1 / 2“The harsh review took the wind out of her sails.”
嚴厲的評價讓她自信大減。
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Rewrite this example in plain English without the idiom. Preserve who is speaking, the time and the meaning.
The harsh review took the wind out of her sails.Compare with the original example
The harsh review took the wind out of her sails.
嚴厲的評價讓她自信大減。
Write a two-line conversation using “Take the wind out of someone’s sails”. Make the situation clear enough that a reader can infer the meaning. Then replace the idiom with a plain-English explanation: does your conversation still mean the same thing?
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- What does "Take the wind out of someone’s sails" mean?
- "Take the wind out of someone’s sails" means 使某人感到缺乏自信或熱情。.
- How do you use "Take the wind out of someone’s sails" in a sentence?
- Example: "The harsh review took the wind out of her sails."
- Should I interpret "Take the wind out of someone’s sails" word for word?
- Understand the expression as a whole. Use the definition and example to learn its meaning rather than translating each word separately.