"knock down a peg" بـChinese (Traditional)

• 打擊一下傲氣
• 讓某人收斂

التعريف

讓某人變得不那麼驕傲或自大，通常是提醒他並不比別人優秀。

ملاحظات الاستخدام (Chinese (Traditional))

屬於非正式且帶點批評的說法。常在某人很驕傲時用。不是實際的“打擊”，而是讓對方謙虛一些。

أمثلة

The coach knocked him down a peg after his arrogant speech.

教練在他傲慢的發言後**打擊了一下他的傲氣**。

Sometimes people need to be knocked down a peg to remember to be humble.

有時候人們需要被**讓他們收斂一下**，才能記得要謙虛。

Winning too often can make you proud until someone knocks you down a peg.

贏太多次會讓人變驕傲，直到有人**讓你收斂一下**。

He was really full of himself, so his friends decided to knock him down a peg with a friendly joke.

他太自負了，所以朋友們用個玩笑**讓他收斂一下**。

Getting criticized in public really knocked her down a peg.

在公眾場合受到批評真的讓她**收斂了傲氣**。

After bragging for months, losing the game finally knocked him down a peg.

吹噓了幾個月後，輸掉比賽終於**讓他收斂了**。