英语词汇“take the wind out of someone's sails”的读音、翻译、释义、用法及例句-青年旅行网

Idiom

take the wind out of someone's sails

Theme: CHALLENGE

to challenge someone's boasting or arrogance. (Informal.)

John was bragging about how much money he earned until he learned that most of us make more. That took the wind out of his sails,Learning that one has been totally wrong about something can really take the wind out of one's sails.

Slang

take the wind out of someone's sails

Theme: DEFLATE

tr. to put a barrier in someone's path; to reduce the effectiveness of someone.

When the cops showed Max the evidence, it took the wind out of his sails.It really took the wind out of his sails when he didn't get promoted.

Idiom

take the wind out of someone's sailstake the wind out of (someone's) sails

to make someone feel less confident or less determined to do something, usually by saying or doing something that they are not expecting.

I was going to tell him the relationship was over when he greeted me with a big bunch of flowers and it rather took the wind out of my sails.

take the wind out of (one's) sails

1. To diminish one's enthusiasm, excitement, or positive outlook (about something). She thought she'd won, but when I told her the letter was a scam, it really took the wind out of her sails. It took the wind out of his sails to learn that nearly half of his bonus would go to taxes.

2. To deprive one of an advantage; to make a situation unfavorable or detrimental for one. The crowd's deafening applause for the home team took the wind out of their opponents' sails. Learning that the boss was letting Jenny give a proposal for the project as well really took the wind out of my sails.

take the wind out of someone's sails

BRITISH, AMERICAN or

take the wind out of someone's sail

AMERICAN

If something takes the wind out of your sails, it makes you suddenly feel much less confident or determined in what you are doing or saying. The disappointment of that defeat took the wind out of our sails for a while. She suddenly apologized and it took the wind out of my sails. He missed the shot and it seemed to take a little wind out of his sail.

take the wind out of someone's sails

frustrate a person by unexpectedly anticipating an action or remark.

1977 Eva Figes Nelly's Version She could so easily have taken the wind out of my sails and put me in my place for good.

take the wind out of someone's sails, to

To put someone at a disadvantage; to stop someone, literally or figuratively. This term, which alludes to impeding a sailing vessel by sailing to windward of it and thereby robbing it of the wind, was used literally until about 1800. Sir Walter Scott used it figuratively in The Fortunes of Nigel (1822): “He would take the wind out of the sail of every gallant.”

词汇	take the wind out of someone's sails
释义	Idiom take the wind out of someone's sails Theme: CHALLENGE to challenge someone's boasting or arrogance. (Informal.) John was bragging about how much money he earned until he learned that most of us make more. That took the wind out of his sails,Learning that one has been totally wrong about something can really take the wind out of one's sails. Slang take the wind out of someone's sails Theme: DEFLATE tr. to put a barrier in someone's path; to reduce the effectiveness of someone. When the cops showed Max the evidence, it took the wind out of his sails.It really took the wind out of his sails when he didn't get promoted. Idiom take the wind out of someone's sailstake the wind out of (someone's) sails to make someone feel less confident or less determined to do something, usually by saying or doing something that they are not expecting. I was going to tell him the relationship was over when he greeted me with a big bunch of flowers and it rather took the wind out of my sails. take the wind out of (one's) sails 1. To diminish one's enthusiasm, excitement, or positive outlook (about something). She thought she'd won, but when I told her the letter was a scam, it really took the wind out of her sails. It took the wind out of his sails to learn that nearly half of his bonus would go to taxes. 2. To deprive one of an advantage; to make a situation unfavorable or detrimental for one. The crowd's deafening applause for the home team took the wind out of their opponents' sails. Learning that the boss was letting Jenny give a proposal for the project as well really took the wind out of my sails. take the wind out of someone's sails BRITISH, AMERICAN or take the wind out of someone's sail AMERICAN If something takes the wind out of your sails, it makes you suddenly feel much less confident or determined in what you are doing or saying. The disappointment of that defeat took the wind out of our sails for a while. She suddenly apologized and it took the wind out of my sails. He missed the shot and it seemed to take a little wind out of his sail. take the wind out of someone's sails frustrate a person by unexpectedly anticipating an action or remark. 1977 Eva Figes Nelly's Version She could so easily have taken the wind out of my sails and put me in my place for good. take the wind out of someone's sails, to To put someone at a disadvantage; to stop someone, literally or figuratively. This term, which alludes to impeding a sailing vessel by sailing to windward of it and thereby robbing it of the wind, was used literally until about 1800. Sir Walter Scott used it figuratively in The Fortunes of Nigel (1822): “He would take the wind out of the sail of every gallant.”
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