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词汇 take the shine off
释义
Idiom
take the shine offtake the shine off (something)
informal if something that happens takes the shine off something pleasant, it spoils it or makes it less enjoyable.
Having my purse stolen took the shine off my visit to Dublin.

take the shine off

To make something less enjoyable, pleasant, or fun; to have a subduing or deadening effect on something. The foul weather really took the shine off our picnic yesterday. It was a great game, but that scuffle at the end took the shine off.

take the shine off something

mainly BRITISH
If something takes the shine off a pleasant event or achievement, it makes it less enjoyable than it should be. Sadly, the behaviour of a small group of fans took the shine off what was otherwise a great match. The row now threatens to take the shine off the party's recent triumph in the local elections.

take the shine off

spoil the brilliance or excitement of; overshadow.

take the ˈshine off something

(informal) make something seem much less good than it did at first: Allegations of cheating have taken the shine off the successful exam results.
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