"take down a peg" بـChinese (Traditional)

• 讓某人收斂氣焰
• 讓某人謙虛

التعريف

讓某人變得謙虛一點，特別是當他們太自大時。意思是讓某人不要太自以為是。

ملاحظات الاستخدام (Chinese (Traditional))

通常用於口語中，對自大或自負的人表示“該收斂一下了”。常見說法有“讓他收斂氣焰”、“讓他變得謙虛”。是提醒，不是侮辱。

أمثلة

He was acting so arrogant, so someone had to take him down a peg.

他太驕傲了，所以有人不得不**讓他收斂氣焰**。

Sometimes a little criticism can take you down a peg.

有時候一點批評可以**讓你謙虛一點**。

The teacher's comment really took him down a peg.

老師的一句話真的**讓他收斂了很多**。

After winning the contest, she needed to be taken down a peg or two.

比賽獲勝後，她確實需要**收斂一些**。

Don’t worry, life has a way of taking us all down a peg sooner or later.

別擔心，人生遲早會**讓我們都謙虛下來**。

He was bragging non-stop until his friend jokingly took him down a peg.

他一直吹噓，直到朋友開玩笑地**讓他收斂氣焰**。