كيف تنطق "knock the wind out of your sails"

expression

NAHK thuh WIND owt uhv YOR SAYLZ

NOK thuh WYND owt ov YAW SAYLZ

التعريف

To suddenly reduce someone's confidence, enthusiasm, or excitement, usually after some disappointment or discouraging news.

الإنجليزية الأمريكية

ˈnɑk/ /ˈðə/, /ðə/, /ði/ /ˈwaɪnd/, /ˈwɪnd/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈəv/ /ˈjɔɹ/, /ˈjʊɹ/ /ˈseɪɫz

الإنجليزية البريطانية

nˈɒk/ /ðə, ði/ /ˈwaɪnd/ /ˈaʊt/ /ˈɒv/ /jˈɔː/ /sˈeɪlz

أمريكي

NAHK thuh WIND owt uhv YOR SAYLZ

بريطاني

NOK thuh WYND owt ov YAW SAYLZ

Getting bad grades can really knock the wind out of your sails.

Losing the game knocked the wind out of their sails.

The criticism from her boss knocked the wind out of her sails.

When I heard the project was canceled, it really knocked the wind out of my sails.